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Bowbazar Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bowbazar Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1]
It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Elected member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1957 | Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress[4] |
| 1962 | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1967 | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1969 | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1971 | Bijay Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1972 | Bijay Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1977 | Abul Hassan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1982 | Abdul Rauf Ansari | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1987 | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1991 | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress[13] |
| 1996 | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress[14] |
| 1998 Bye-election | Ajit Pandey | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] |
| 2001 | Nayna Bandyopadhyay | Trinamool Congress[16] |
| 2006 | Sudip Bandyopadyay | Indian National Congress[17] |
| 2009 Bye-election | Swarna Kamal Saha | Trinamool Congress[15] |
Results
1977-2009
2009 Bye-election
A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Sudip Banerjee who was elected as MP In Parliament from Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Template:Election box begin In This Election, Swarnakamal Saha of Trinamool Congress Defeated Minati Gomez of CPIM - Supported Independent.
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2006
In the 2006 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Rekha Singh of CPIM.
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2001
In the 2001 election, Nayna Bandyopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ajit Pandey of CPIM.
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1998 Bye-election
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1996
In the 1996 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sujit Mandal of Janata Dal.
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1991
In the 1991 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Joytilak Guharoy of CPIM.
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1987
In the 1987 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Ismail of CPIM.
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1982
In the 1982 election, Abdul Rauf Ansari of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hassan of CPIM.
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1977
In the 1977 election, Abul Hasan of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Bijoy Krishna Dhandhania of Janata Party.
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In the 2009 by-election, necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, to the Parliament from the Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency), Swarnakamal Saha of Trinamool Congress won the 145 Bowbazar assembly seat.[15][18] In 2006,[17] the seat was won by Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeating Rekha Singh of CPI(M). In 2001,[16] the seat was won by Nayana Bandopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeating Ajit Pandey of CPI(M). Sudip Bandopadhyay of Congress won the seat defeating Sujit Mandal of JD in 1996,[14] Joytilak Guha Roy of JD in 1991[13] and Md. Ismail of CPI(M) in 1987.[12] In 1982,[11] Abdul Rauf Ansari of Congress defeated Abul Hasan of CPI(M). In 1977, Abul Hasan of CPI(M) won the seat defeating Bijoy Krishna Dhandhania of Congress.[10][19]
1951-1972
Bijay Singh Nahar of Congress won the seat defeating Hashim Abdul Halim of CPI(M) in 1972[9] and 1971,[8] D.C.Bhowmick of Forward Block in 1969,[7] S.Gupta of Forward Bloc and H,Chatterjee and CPI(M) in 1967[6] and Md. Ismail of CPI in 1962.[5] Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the seat in 1957[4] defeating Md. Ismail of CPI by a narrow margin of 540 votes and Satyapriya Banerjee of Forward Bloc (Marxists) in independent India’s first election in 1951.[3]
References
- ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 West Bengal Assembly by-elections 2009, Results August elections. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Sealdah, Bowbazar by-polls Trinamool Congress...!!!. Press Release Point. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ 145 - Bow Bazar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
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