Uttarpara Assembly constituency explained

Uttarpara
Type:SLA
Mla:Kanchan Mullick
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Hooghly
Loksabha Cons:Serampore
Constituency No:185
Established:1951
Electors:216,312
Reservation:None

Uttarpara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 185 Uttarpara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality and Nabagram, Kanaipur, Raghunathpur gram panchayats of Sreerampur Uttarpara community development block.[1]

Uttarpara Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Monoranjan Hazra[2] [3] [4]
1957
1962
1967[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
1969
1971Santasri Chatterjee
1972
1977
1982
1987
1991
1996Jyoti Krishna Chattopadhyay
2001Swaraj Mukherjee[14]
2003 by-electionJyoti Krishna Chattopadhyay[15] [16]
2006Prof. Dr. Srutinath Praharaj
2011Anup Ghoshal[17]
2016
2021Kanchan Mullick

Election results

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Prof. Dr. Srutinath Praharaj of CPI(M) won the Uttarpara assembly seat, defeating Sudpita Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jyoti Krishna Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Indrajit Ghosh of Trinamool Congress in the 2003 by-poll, which was held following the demise of sitting MLA Prof. Swaraj Mukherjee. Prof. Swaraj Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated Jyoti Krishna Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Jyoti Krishna Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Pabitra Gupta of Congress in 1996.[13] Santasri Chatterjee of CPI(M) defeated Jagat Chatterjee of Congress in 1991[12] and 1987,[11] Sukumar Ghosh of Congress in 1982,[10] and Kashinath Banerjee of Janata Party in 1977.[9] [18]

1951-1972

Santasri Chatterjee of CPI(M) won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Monoranjan Hazra of CPI/CPI(M) won in 1969,[6] 1967,[5] 1962,[4] 1957[3] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 15 July 2015. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: AC By Election: Uttarpara 2003 . AC No 292. India Votes. 6 February 2015.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  17. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  18. Web site: 179 - Uttarpara Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 1 December 2010.

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