Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Calcutta North East
Established:1951
Reservation:None
Abolished:2009

Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on North East area of Kolkata in West Bengal. As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009.[1]

Assembly segments

Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyRefsNotes
1952Meghnad Saha[3]
1956^Mohit MitraCommunist Party of India[4]
1957Hirendranath Mukherjee[5] Constituency merged with Calcutta Central
1962[6] Calcutta Central (Lok Sabha) constituency
1967[7] Reestablishment of Calcutta North East
1971[8]
1977Pratap Chandra ChunderJanata Party [9]
1980Sunil MaitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1984Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National Congress[11]
1989[12]
1991[13]
1996[14]
1998Trinamool Congress[15]
1999[16]
2004Mohammed SalimCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[17]

^By poll

Election results

General elections 1977-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearWinnerRunner-up
CandidatePartyCandidateParty
1951Hirendra Nath MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaBejoy Behari MukherjeeIndian National Congress
1957Hirendranath MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaNalinakshya SanyalIndian National Congress
1962Hirendra Nath MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaBalai Chandra PalIndian National Congress
1967Hirendra Nath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India Balai Chandra PalIndian National Congress
1971Hirendra Nath MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaPiyus Kanti DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1977Pratap Chandra ChunderBharatiya Lok DalHirendranath MukerjeeCommunist Party of India
1980Sunil MaitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National Congress (I)
1984Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National CongressSunil MaitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1989Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National CongressSatyasadhan ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1991Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National CongressPratap Chandra ChunderJanata Dal
1996Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National CongressDipen GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1998Ajit Kumar PanjaTrinamool CongressPrasanta ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1999Ajit Kumar PanjaAll India Trinamool CongressMohammad SalimCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2004Mohammad SalimCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ajit Kumar PanjaAll India Trinamool Congress
In 1957 and 1962 the constituency was Calcutta Central

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 2010-10-25 . Government of West Bengal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf . 2010-09-18 .
  2. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha . 2010-10-01 . Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies . Election Commission of India .
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008191615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF. 8 October 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  4. Sarkar. Shamita. 2013. The role of the Communists in the Anti Bengal—Bihar Merger Agitation. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 74. 921–924. 2249-1937. JSTOR.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  9. Web site: General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  10. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  11. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  12. Web site: General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  13. Web site: General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  14. Web site: General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  15. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  16. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf. 18 July 2014. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  17. Web site: General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. 25 May 2014. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.

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