Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jorasanko
including Colootola
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jorasanko
including Colootola

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°35′06″N 88°21′29″E / 22.58500°N 88.35806°E / 22.58500; 88.35806Coordinates: 22°35′06″N 88°21′29″E / 22.58500°N 88.35806°E / 22.58500; 88.35806
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Kolkata
Constituency No 165
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 24. Kolkata Uttar
Electoral system First past the post

Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: জোড়াসাঁকো বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. This page includes information about the defunct Colootola (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 165 Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 22, 23, 25, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Prior to the Indian general election, 2009 it was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951JorasankoAmarendra Nath BasuForward Bloc (MG)[3]
ColootolaAnandi Lal PoddarIndian National Congress[3]
1957JorasankoAnandi Lal PoddarIndian National Congress[4]
1962Badri Prasad PoddarIndian National Congress[5]
1967R.K.PoddarIndian National Congress[6]
1969Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[7]
1971Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[8]
1972Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[9]
1977Vishnu Kant ShastriJanata Party[10]
1982Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[11]
1987Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[12]
1991Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[13]
1996Deokinandan PoddarIndian National Congress[14]
2001Satya Narain BajajAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2006Dinesh BajajAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2011Smita BakshiAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Smita BakshiAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2016

In 2016. Smita Bakshi of AITMC was reelected for a second term, with a reduced majority. BJP candidate Rahul Sinha came second by a very small margin.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Jorasanko
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Smita Bakshi 44,766 42.85 -8.26
BJP Rahul Sinha 38,476 36.83 +21.70
RJD Avinash Kumar Agarwal [18] 15,639 14.97 N/A
BSP Uttam Mali 816 0.78 +0.31
SUCI(C) Bijnan Kumar Bera 641 0.61 N/A
Independent Uttam Acharya 618 0.59 +0.23
Independent Sunil Roy 306 0.29 N/A
JD(S) Manoj Kumar Jaiswal 300 0.28 N/A
Independent Biswabasu Mukherjee 296 0.28 +0.09
Independent Shyamal Samaddar 218 0.20 N/A
Independent Sanjeev Kumar Jain 180 0.17 N/A
NOTA None of the above 2,374 2.27 N/A
Majority 6,290 6.02 -21.76
Turnout 104,450 53.62 -2.26
Trinamool Congress hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Smita Bakshi of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Janki Singh of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jorasanko constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Smita Bakshi 57,970 51.11 -6.32
CPI(M) Janki Singh 26,461 23.33 -15.52
BJP Meena Devi Purohit 17,161 15.13
JD(U) Md. Sohrab 8,526 7.52
Independent Manoj Kumar Jaiswal 553 0.49
BSP Arvind Singh 529 0.47
Independent Subhash Singh 474 0.42
Independent Uttam Acharya 407 0.36
Jago Party Birendra Singh 369 0.33
Independent Munni Hela 269 0.24
Independent Biswabasu Mukherji 213 0.19
SJP(R) Sunil Roy 184 0.16
Independent Kanailal Maity 162 0.14
Independent Bipin Das 141 0.12
Majority 31,509 27.78
Turnout 113,419 55.88
Trinamool Congress hold Swing
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Kolkata summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 11 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease6
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease1
Rashtriya Janata Dal 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dinesh Bajaj of Trinamool Congress won the Jorasanko assembly seat defeating Shyam Sundar Gupta of Forward Bloc. Satya Narain Bajaj of Trinamool Congress defeated Shyam Sundar Gupta of Forward Bloc in 2001. Deokinandan Poddar of Congress defeated Satish Narayan Bajaj of Forward Bloc in 1996, Sukumar Das of Forward Bloc in 1991 and 1987, and Shyam Sundar Gupta of Forward Bloc in 1982. Vishnu Kant Shastri representing Janata Party defeated Deokinandan Poddar of Congress in 1977.[20]

1951-1972

Deokinandan Poddar of Congress won in 1972,[9]1971[8]and 1969.[7] R.K.Poddar of Congress won in 1967.[6] Badri Prasad Poddar of Congress won in 1962. Anandi Lal Poddar of Congress won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951[3] Amarendra Nath Basu of Forward Bloc (MG) won the Jorasanko seat.

Colootola

In 1951 there was a seat at Colootola. Anandi Lal Poddar of Congress won it.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  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 2010-11-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Joint candidate of CPI(M), Congress, JD(U) and NCP
  19. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jorasanko. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  20. ↑ "143 - Jorasanko Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
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