Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Kolkata Uttar
Established:2009–Present
Reservation:None
Party:Trinamool Congress
Mp:Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Incumbent Image:Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay official portrait.jpg
Latest Election Year:2024
State:West Bengal
Assembly Cons:Chowrangee
Entally
Beleghata
Jorasanko
Shyampukur
Maniktala
Kashipur-Belgachhia
Electors:1,505,356[1]

Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on the northern parts of Kolkata in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency are in Kolkata district. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency and Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and a new one came into being: Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Legislative Assembly segments

Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 24) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Constituency numberNameDistrictPartyMLA
162ChowrangeeKolkataTMCNayna Bandyopadhyay
163EntallyTMCSwarna Kamal Saha
164BeleghataTMCParesh Paul
165JorasankoTMCVivek Gupta
166ShyampukurTMCShashi Panja
167ManiktalaTMCSupti Pandey
168Kashipur-BelgachhiaTMCAtin Ghosh

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2009Sudip Bandyopadhyay
2014
2019
2024

For MPs from northern parts of Kolkata in previous years see Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency and Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency

Election results

General election 2009

|-! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225 |Party! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seat change! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Vote percentage|-| style="text-align:left;" |Trinamool Congress| style="text-align:center;" | 19| style="text-align:center;" | 18| style="text-align:center;" | 31.8|-| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| style="text-align:center;" | 6| style="text-align:center;" | 0| style="text-align:center;" | 13.45|-| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | NA|-|-| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist)| style="text-align:center;" | 9| style="text-align:center;" | 17| style="text-align:center;" | 33.1|-| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| style="text-align:center;" | 2| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 3.6|-| style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Socialist Party| style="text-align:center;" | 2| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 3.56|-| style="text-align:left;" |Forward bloc| style="text-align:center;" | 2| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 3.04|-| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 1| style="text-align:center;" | 6.14|-|}

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2024. West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 .
  2. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 2009-05-27 . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal.