Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shibpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shibpur
Shibpur

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 88°19′00″E / 22.56667°N 88.31667°E / 22.56667; 88.31667Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 88°19′00″E / 22.56667°N 88.31667°E / 22.56667; 88.31667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Constituency No 172
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 25. Howrah
Electorate (year) 197,161 (2011)

Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah municipal corporation.[1]

Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967ShibpurM.BanerjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1971Hari Sadhan MitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1972Mrigendra MukherjeeIndian National Congress[4]
1977Kanai Lal BhattacharyaAll India Forward Bloc[5]
1982Kanai Lal BhattacharyaAll India Forward Bloc[6]
1987Satyendra Nath GhoseAll India Forward Bloc[7]
1991Jatu LahiriIndian National Congress[8]
1996Jatu LahiriIndian National Congress[9]
2001Jatu LahiriAll India Trinamool Congress[10]
2006Dr. Jagannath BhattacharyaAll India Forward Bloc[11]
2011Jatu LahiriAll India Trinamool Congress[12]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Shibpur constituency[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Jatu Lahiri 100,739 61.83 +10.93#
Forward Bloc Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya 54,335 33.35 -13.04
BJP Prabir Ray 3,967 2.43
BSP Asgar Ali 1,850
Independent Bidyut Rakshit 1,119
Independent Anup Chowdhury 913
Turnout 162,923 82.63
Trinamool Congress gain from Forward Bloc Swing 23.97#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Howrah district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 Increase13
Indian National Congress 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease11
Forward bloc 0 Decrease3

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[11] Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc won the 165 Shibpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress defeated Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee of Forward Bloc in 2001.[10] Jatu Lahiri of Congress defeated Prabir Kumar Banerjee of Forward Bloc in 1996[9] and Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc in 1991.[8]Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc defeated Mrigen Mukherjee of Congress in 1987.[7] Kanailal Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc defeated Utpal Bhowmick of Congress in 1982[6] and Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress in 1977.[5][14]

1967–1972

Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972.[4] Harisadhan Mitra of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won in 1971.[3] M.Banerjee of Congress won in 1967.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Shibpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "165 – Shibpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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