Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Shibpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 172 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Shibpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| LS constituency | Howrah |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 197,161 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah Municipal Corporation.[1]
Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election year |
Constituency | Name of MLA | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Shibpur | M.Banerjee | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1971 | Hari Sadhan Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| 1972 | Mrigendra Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1977 | Kanailal Bhattacharyya | All India Forward Bloc[5] | |
| 1982 | Kanailal Bhattacharyya | All India Forward Bloc[6] | |
| 1987 | Satyendra Nath Ghose | All India Forward Bloc[7] | |
| 1991 | Jatu Lahiri | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1996 | Jatu Lahiri | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 2001 | Jatu Lahiri | All India Trinamool Congress[10] | |
| 2006 | Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc[11] | |
| 2011 | Jatu Lahiri | All India Trinamool Congress[12] | |
| 2016 | Jatu Lahiri | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Manoj Tiwary | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Manoj Tiwary | 92,372 | 50.69 | {{{change}}} | |
| BJP | Rathin Chakrabarty | 59,769 | 32.8 | ||
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 24,970 | 13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,82,219 | {{{percentage}}} | {{{change}}} | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 100,739 | 61.83 | +10.93# | |
| AIFB | 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 | |||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | 23.97# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
editIn 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][15]
1967–1972
editMrigendra 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
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Shibpur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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