Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Sealdah
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sealdah
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′05″N 88°22′19″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, Sealdah (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
1951MuchiparaSankar Prasad MitraIndian National Congress[3]
1957Jatin ChakrabortyIndependent[4]
1962Pratap Chandra ChunderIndian National Congress[5]
1967SealdahPratap Chandra ChunderIndian National Congress[6]
1969Jatin ChakrabortyRevolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1971Binoy BanerjeeIndian National Congress[8]
1972Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[9]
1977Binoy BanerjeeJanata Party[10]
1982Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[11]
1987Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[12]
1991Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[13]
1996Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[14]
2001Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[15]
2006Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress[16]
2009 Bye-electionSikha MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[17]

Results

2009 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Somen Mitra who was elected as MP In Parliament from Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).Sikha Mitra of Trinamool Congress Defeated Prabir Deb of CPI.

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2009: Sealdah constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sikha Mitra 23,324
CPI Prabir Deb 7,297
Turnout 39,650 27.69 -6.7
Swing to AITC from INC Swing +21.27

2006

In the 2006 elections, Somendra Nath Mitra of INC defeated his nearest rival Prabir Deb of CPI

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Sealdah constituency[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Somendra Nath Mitra 23,011
CPI Prabir Deb 10,252
AITC Dulaleswar Roy 5,091
Independent Tarun Kumar Kar 267
Independent Dayanand Prasad 219
Independent Swaraj Ranjan Bhattacharyya 215
Independent Pradyut Kumar Ghosh 159
Independent Dilip Tripathi 99
Turnout 393,13 69.90
INC hold Swing

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

1977-2009

In the 2009 by-election, necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Somendra Nath Mitra, to the Parliament from the Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), Shikha Mitra of Trinamool Congress won the Sealdah assembly seat. In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 state assembly elections Somendra Nath Mitra of Congress won the 156 Sealdah assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Prabir Deb of CPI in 2006, Chanchal Ghosh of CPI in 2001, Arun Prakash Chatterjee of CPI in 1996, Ila Mitra of CPI in 1991, Nanda Gopal Bhattacharjee of CPI in 1987 and 1982. Binoy Banerjee of Janata Party had won the seat in 1977 defeating Amar Prasad Chakraborty of Forward Bloc.[19][20]

1967-1972

Somendranath Mitra of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1971. Jatin Chakraborty of RSP won in 1969. Pratap Chandra Chunder of Congress won in 1967. Prior to that the Seadah seat was not there. There was a seat at Muchipara.[21]

1951-1962 Muchipara

Pratap Chandra Chunder of Congress won in 1962. Jatin Chakraborty, Independent, won in 1957. Sankar Prasad Mitra of Congress won the Muchipara seat in independent India’s first election in 1951.[21]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. 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. 186. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 141. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 129. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 133. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 133. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 133. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 133. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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  11. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 145. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  17. "Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Jadavpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  19. "Sealdah, Bowbazar by-polls Trinamool Congress...!!!". Press Release Point. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  20. "156 - Sealdah Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  21. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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