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Chowringhee
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Chowringhee Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Chowringhee is located in Kolkata
Chowringhee
Chowringhee
Location in Kolkata
Chowringhee is located in West Bengal
Chowringhee
Chowringhee
Location in West Bengal
Chowringhee is located in India
Chowringhee
Chowringhee
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°32′42″N 88°20′53″E / 22.54500°N 88.34806°E / 22.54500; 88.34806Coordinates: 22°32′42″N 88°20′53″E / 22.54500°N 88.34806°E / 22.54500; 88.34806
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictKolkata
Constituency No162
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency24. Kolkata Uttar
Electoral systemFirst past the post

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

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 162 Chowranghee (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 62 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

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

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election YearName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957Bijoy Singh NaharIndian National Congress[3][4][5][6][7][8]
1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
1967Siddhartha Shankar Ray
1969
1971Sankar Ghose
1972
1977Sandip DasJanata Dal[9]
1982Sisir Kumar BoseIndian National Congress[10][11][12]
1987Debi Prasad Chattopadhyay
1991Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Bye-election, 1993Anil ChatterjeeIndependent[12]
1996Subrata MukherjeeIndian National Congress[13]
2001All India Trinamool Congress[14][15][16][17]
2006Subrata Bakshi
2011Sikha Chowdhury(Mitra)
Bye-election, 2014Nayna Bandyopadhyay
2016
2021

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowranghee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCNayna Bandyopadhyay70101
BJPDevdutta Maji24757
INCSantosh Pathak
NOTANone of the Above
Majority45344
Turnout
AITC holdSwingIncrease

2016[edit]

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowranghee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCNayna Bandyopadhyay55,11947.29Increase7.15
INCSomendranath Mitra41,90336.95Increase12.53
BJPRitesh Tiwari15,70713.48Decrease11.64
NOTANone of the Above2,1831.87New
Majority13,21610.34Decrease4.68
Turnout116,55756.20Increase8.51
AITC holdSwingIncrease7.15

Bye-election, 2014[edit]

A bye-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Shikha Chowdhury(Mitra) who switched over from Trinamool Congress to Congress.[17]

Bye-election, 2014: Chowranghee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCNayna Bandyopadhyay38,32840.14Decrease31.76
BJPRitesh Tiwari23,98425.12Increase20.78
INCSantosh Kumar Pathak23,31724.42New
Majority14,34415.02Decrease37.23
Turnout96,65047.69Decrease4.56
AITC holdSwingDecrease31.76

2011[edit]

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowranghee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSikha Chowdhury(Mitra)79,45071.90
RJDBimal Singh21,71119.65
BJPShahnawaz Ahmed4,7994.34
Majority57,73952.25
Turnout110,50654.42
AITC win

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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 1 November 2010.
  3. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ^ a b "162 Chowrangee Assembly Constituency" (PDF). By election 2014. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2014.