Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Bhabanipur (including Kalighat) | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Bhabanipur (including Kalighat) Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°31′48″N 88°20′35″E / 22.53000°N 88.34306°ECoordinates: 22°31′48″N 88°20′35″E / 22.53000°N 88.34306°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 159 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Kolkata Dakshin |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling Bhowanipore) (Bengali: ভবানীপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. This page includes information about the defunct Kalighat (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 159 Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77 and 82 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bhawanipur | Mira Dutta Gupta | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Kalighat | Manikuntala Sen | Communist Party of India[2] | |
| 1957 | Bhawanipur | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Indian National Congress[3] |
| Kalighat | Manikuntala Sen | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1962 | Bhawanipur | Siddhartha Shakar Ray | Independent[4] |
| Kalighat | Beva Mitra | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Beva Mitra | Indian National Congresss[5] | |
| 1969 | Sadhan Gupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1971 | Rathin Talukdar | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Rathin Talukdar | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 2011 | Bhabanipur | Subrata Bakshi | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2011 by-election | Mamata Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Mamata Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2016 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | 65,520 | 47.67 | -29.79 | |
| INC | Deepa Dasmunshi | 40,219 | 29.26 | +29.26 | |
| BJP | Chandra Kumar Bose | 26,299 | 19.13 | +19.13 | |
| BSP | Nirmal Kanti Samaddar | 669 | 0.49 | +0.49 | |
| Independent | Pinky Tiwari | 604 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,461 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Margin of victory | 25,301 | 18.41 | -38.65 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,455 | 66.82 | +22.10 | ||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | -29.80 | |||
2011 bye election
The bypoll to the Bhowanipore seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Trinamool Congress Subrata Bakshi resigned to make way for the Chief Minister to contest. She had not contested the state assembly elections earlier. She had to become a member of the state assembly within six months of her assuming office as Chief Minister,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | 73,635 | 77.46 | +12.70 | |
| CPI(M) | Nandini Mukherjee | 19,422 | 20.43 | -7.53 | |
| Independent | Sujoy Krishna Bhadra | 809 | 0.85 | ||
| Indian Justice Party | Ganesh Chandra Singh | 488 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | D. K. Sharma | 422 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Dutta | 288 | 0.30 | ||
| Majority | 54,213 | 57.06 | +20.27 | ||
| Turnout | 95,064 | 44.72 | -19.06 | ||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | +12.98 | |||
Percentage swing with respect to General Election 2011.
2011 State assembly elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Subrata Bakshi | 87,903 | 64.76 | ||
| CPI(M) | Narayan Jain | 37,967 | 27.97 | ||
| BJP | Ram Chandra Jaiswal | 5,078 | 3.74 | ||
| BSP | Dulal Mistri | 1,050 | 0.77 | ||
| AIMF | Md. Arman (Kabir) | 860 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | Nishat Khan | 775 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Narayan Das | 759 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Badri Mondal | 571 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Abhijit Bhattacharya | 412 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Debasis Ghosh | 341 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 49,936 | 36.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,716 | 63.78 | |||
| Trinamool Congress win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 11 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  6 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10
1951-1962 Bhawanipur
There was an assembly seat at Bhawanipur from 1951 to 1962. Contests in most years were multi cornered but mostly winners and runners are being mentioned. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Mira Dutta Gupta of Indian National Congress defeated Debnath Das, Independent, Saumendra Nath Tagore of Revolutionary Socialist Party and others.[2] In 1957, Siddhartha Shankar Ray of Indian National Congress defeated Saila Sen of Praja Socialist Party.[3] In 1962, Siddhartha Shankar Ray contesting as an independent candidate defeated Pritin Kr. Roy Choudhury Indian National Congress.[4]
1951-1972 Kalighat
There was an assembly seat at Kalighat from 1951 to 1972. In 1951, Manikuntala Sen of Communist Party of India defeated Debabrata Mookherjee IndianNational Congress, Santi Bhusan Bose Bharatiya Jana Sangh and others.[2] In 1957, Manikuntala Sen CPI defeated Bivabati Mitra INC.[3] In 1962, Beva Mitra of INC defeated Manikuntala Sen of CPI.[4] 1967 B.Mitra of INC defeated D.Mazumder of CPI(M).[5] 1969 Sadhan Gupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated Beva Mitra of INC Kalighat.[6] In 1971, Rathin Talukdar of INC defeated Sadhan Gupta of CPI(M).[7] In 1972, Rathin Talukdar of INC defeated Ashoke Kumar Bose of CPI(M).[8] .....
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 179. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 115. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved February 2015. Check date values in:
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- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Mamata Banerjee wins assembly bypoll". PTI, 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhabanipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.