Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Calcutta North West
Established:1951
Abolished:2009
Reservation:None
Assembly Cons:(in 2004):
Cossipur
Shyampukur
Jorabagan
Jorasanko
Bara Bazar
Bowbazar
Taltola (SC)

Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on the north-western part of Calcutta 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

In 2004, Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Members of Lok Sabha (Parliament)

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57Calcutta North WestMeghnad SahaRevolutionary Socialist Party[3]
Second1957-62Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress[4]
Third1962-67Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress [5]
Fourth1967-71Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress[6]
1971-77Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress[7]
Sixth1977-80Janata Party [8]
Seventh1980-84Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress[9]
Eighth1984-89Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress[10]
Ninth1989-91Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress [11]
Tenth1991-96Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress[12]
Eleventh1996-98Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress[13]
Twelfth1998-99Sudip BandyopadhyayTrinamool Congress[14]
Thirteenth1999-04Sudip BandyopadhyayTrinamool Congress[15]
Fourteenth2004-09Sudhangshu SealCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
For MPs from northern parts of Kolkata in subsequent years see Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency

Election results

General elections 1951-2004

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

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
1951139,73136.52Meghnad Saha53.05RSPPrabhu Dayal Himatsingka36.62Congress
1957205,99449.73Ashoke Kumar Sen49.91CongressMohit Maitra47.03Independent
1962268,07864.58Ashoke Kumar Sen54.54CongressSnehansu Kanta Acharyya41.87CPI
1967347,33458.70Ashoke Kumar Sen45.66CongressS.P.Roy26.52Independent
1972257,68440.96Ashoke Kumar Sen57.27CongressPrasanta Kumar Sur28.14CPI(M)
1977321,74054Bijoy Singh Nahar57.25BLDAshoke Kumar Sen35.06Congress
1980319,81051.89Ashoke Kumar Sen47.9CongressShyam Sundar Gupta33.94Forward Bloc
1984387,15064.73Ashoke Kumar Sen 64.24CongressAmiya Nath Bose29.23Forward Bloc
1989439,77063.32Debi Prasad Pal50.95CongressAshoke Kumar Sen38.25JD
1991409,56058.14Debi Prasad Pal41.39CongressDilip Chakravarti33.47JD
1996452,76065.24Debi Prasad Pal48.31CongressShyamal Bhattacharjee33.56JD
1998469,38067.47Sudip Bandyopadhyay49.07Trinamool CongressSarala Maheswari 33.17CPI(M)
1999444,04063.07Sudip Bandopadhyay46.6Trinamool CongressRajdeo Goala25.37CPI(M)
2004360,12059.11Sudhangsu Seal42.15CPI(M)Subrata Mukherjee30.2Trinamool Congress

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 2010-11-15 . 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 . West Bengal . Election Commission . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008191615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF . 8 October 2014 .
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 25 May 2014.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 25 May 2014.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  8. Web site: General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  9. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  10. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  11. Web site: General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  12. Web site: General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  13. Web site: General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 25 May 2014 .
  14. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  15. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  16. Web site: General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 25 May 2014 .

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