| Dhakuria | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | South 24 Parganas |
| Loksabha Cons: | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Constituency No: | 151 |
| Established: | 1967 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Abolished: | 2011 |
Dhakuria Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Dhakuria Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1] It was part of Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] Before 2011, Dhakuria Assembly constituency was composed of the following: Ward Nos. 91, 92, 93, 96, 99, 100 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.Currently it is a part of Kasba, West Bengal Assembly constituency
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Dhakuria | Somnath Lahiri | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1969 | Somnath Lahiri | Communist Party of India[4] | ||
| 1971 | Somnath Lahiri | Communist Party of India[5] | ||
| 1972 | Somnath Lahiri | Communist Party of India[6] | ||
| 1977 | Jatin Chakraborty | Revolutionary Socialist Party[7] | ||
| 1982 | Jatin Chakraborty | Revolutionary Socialist Party[8] | ||
| 1987 | Jatin Chakraborty | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] | ||
| 1991 | Kshiti Goswami | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | ||
| 1996 | Kshiti Goswami | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | ||
| 2001 | Sougata Roy | All India Trinamool Congress[12] | ||
| 2006 | Kshiti Goswami | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] |
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Kshiti Goswami of RSP won the 151 Dhakuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sougata Roy of Trinamool Congress. Sougata Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated, Kshiti Goswami of RSP in 2001.[12] Kshiti Goswami of RSP defeated Sukhendu Sekhar Roy of Congress in 1996[11] and Jatin Chakraborty, Independent, in 1991.[10] Jatin Chakraborty of RSP defeated Shankar Kanti Bhowmick of Congress in 1987,[9] Tushar Kanti Dasgupta of Congress in 1982[8] and Arabinda Prasad Dasgupta of Congress in 1977.[7] [14]
Somnath Lahiri of CPI won the Dhakuria seat in 1972,[6] 1971,[5] 1969[4] and 1967.[3] Prior to the seat did not exist.