Chowrangee Assembly constituency explained

Chowrangee
Type:SLA
Mla:Nayna Bandyopadhyay
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Kolkata
Loksabha Cons:Kolkata Uttar
Constituency No:162
Established:1957
Electors:208,157
Reservation:None

Chowrangee Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Located at the heart of the city, historically this constituency had been a bastion of the Indian National Congress. Since the formation of Trinamool Congress from Congress, this seat has been held by the party.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 162 Chowrangee Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 62 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Chowrangee Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta South (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty Affiliation
1957Bijoy Singh NaharIndian National Congress[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
1967Siddhartha Shankar Ray
1969
1971Sankar Ghose
1972
1977Sandip DasJanata Party[9]
1982Sisir Kumar BoseIndian National Congress[10] [11] [12]
1987Debi Prasad Chattopadhyay
1991Siddhartha Shankar Ray
By-election, 1993Anil ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Subrata MukherjeeIndian National Congress[14]
2001All India Trinamool Congress[15] [16] [17] [18]
2006Subrata Bakshi
2011Sikha Chowdhury(Mitra)
By-election, 2014Nayna Bandyopadhyay
2016
2021

Election results

By-election, 2014

A by-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Shikha Chowdhury (Mitra) who switched over from Trinamool Congress to Congress.[18]

2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 22 February 2015. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  2. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha . 2010-11-01 . Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies . Election Commission of India .
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  15. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  17. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  18. Web site: 162 Chowrangee Assembly Constituency. By election 2014. Election Commission of India . 15 October 2014.

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