Dhakuria Assembly constituency

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Dhakuria
Former constituency No. 151 for the
Kolkata Dakshin
Established1967
Abolished2011
ReservationNone

Dhakuria Assembly constituency was a

state of West Bengal
.

Overview

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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]

Election results

1977-2006

In the

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]

1967-1972

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.

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  14. ^ "151 - Dhakuria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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