Burtola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Burtola
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Burtola
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°35′31″N 88°22′30″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKolkata
Year established1951
Year abolished2011
Lok Sabha constituencyCalcutta North East
Calcutta North

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Burtola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.[1]

It was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BurtolaNirmal Chandra DeyIndependent[3]
1957Burtola NorthSudhir Chandra Roy ChoudhuryPraja Socialist Party[4]
1957Burtola SouthAmarendra Nath BasuIndependent[4]
1962Burtola SouthAmarendra Nath BasuCommunist Party of India[5]
1967Nikhil DasRevolutionary Socialist Party[6]
1969Nikhil DasRevolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1971Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National Congress[8]
1972Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National Congress[9]
1977Nikhil DasRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
1982Ajit Kumar PanjaIndian National Congress[11]
1987Sadhan PandeyIndian National Congress[12]
1991Sadhan PandeyIndian National Congress [13]
1996Sadhan PandeyIndian National Congress[14]
2001Sadhan PandeyAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2006Sadhan PandeyAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Results

1977-2006

Sadhan Pande representing Trinamool Congress won the 158 Burtolla assembly seat defeating Kalyan Mukherjee of RSP in 2006 and 2001.[15] Earlier, Sadhan Pande, representing Congress defeated Parimal Routh of RSP in 1996[14] and 1991,[13] and Sunil Sengupta of RSP in 1987.[3]Ajit Kumar Panja of Congress defeated Nikhil Das of RSP in 1982.[11] Nikhil Das of RSP defeated Ajit Kumar Panja of Congress in 1977.[10][17]

1951-1972

Ajit Kumar Panja won in 1972[9] and 1971[8] defeating Lakshmi Kanta Roy of CPI(M) in both years. Nikhil Das of RSP won in 1969[7] defeating Ajit Kumar Panja of Congress and in 1967[6] defeating S.C.R. Chaudhuri of Congress. Amarendra Nath Basu of CPI won the Burtolla South in 1962[5] defeating Suhrid Rudra of Congress. In 1957,[4] Burtolla had two seats. Sudhir Chandra Ray Chaudhuri of PSP won the Burtola North seat defeating Aparesh Bhattacharya of Congress. Amarendra Nath Basu Independent won the Burtola South seat defeating Suhrid Rudra of Congress. In independent India’s first election Nirmal Chandra De of Congress won the Burtola seat defeating Sudhir Roy Chuoudhury of KMPP by 492 votes, Nilamber Chatterjee of Forward Bloc (Marxists) and others.[3]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  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 15 November 2010.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 176. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 129. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 127. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  17. "158 - Burtola Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
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