Jorasanko Assembly constituency
| Jorasanko | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 165 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Jorasanko Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| LS constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 197,906 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Jorasanko Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 165 Jorasanko Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 22, 23, 25, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Jorasanko Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Amarendra Nath Basu | All India Forward Bloc[3] | |
| 1957 | Anandi Lal Poddar | Indian National Congress[4][5][6][7][8][9] | |
| 1962 | Badri Prasad Poddar | ||
| 1967 | R.K. Poddar | ||
| 1969 | Deokinandan Poddar | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Vishnu Kant Shastri | Janata Party[10] | |
| 1982 | Deokinandan Poddar | Indian National Congress[11][12][13][14] | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Satya Narain Bajaj | Trinamool Congress[15][16][17] | |
| 2006 | Dinesh Bajaj | ||
| 2011 | Smita Bakshi | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Vivek Gupta | ||
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Vivek Gupta | 52,123 | 52.67 | +9.88 | |
| BJP | Mina Devi Purohit | 39,380 | 39.80 | +3.03 | |
| INC | Janab Ajmal Khan | 4,769 | 4.82 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,028 | 1.04 | −1.23 | |
| BSP | Nirmal Kanti Samaddar[18] | 412 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 12,743 | 12.99 | |||
| Turnout | 99,125 | 50.08 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Smita Bakshi | 44,766 | 42.79 | −8.32 | |
| BJP | Rahul Sinha | 38,476 | 36.77 | +21.64 | |
| RJD | Avinash Kumar Agarwal | 15,639 | 14.95 | New | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,374 | 2.27 | New | |
| BSP | Uttam Mali | 816 | 0.78 | ||
| Majority | 6,290 | 6.02 | −21.76 | ||
| Turnout | 1,04,630 | 53.72 | −2.03 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | -8.32 | |||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Smita Bakshi | 57,981 | 51.11 | ||
| CPI(M) | Janki Singh | 26,461 | 23.33 | ||
| BJP | Mina Devi Purohit | 17,161 | 15.13 | ||
| JD(U) | Md Sohrab | 8,526 | 7.52 | ||
| Majority | 31,520 | 27.78 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,419 | 55.75 | |||
| AITC win | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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