Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in West Bengal, India

For the constituency in Assam, see Bhabanipur, Assam Assembly constituency.

Bhabanipur

Constituency No. 159 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Interactive Map Outlining Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
District| Kolkata
LS constituency| Kolkata Dakshin
Established| 1952
Total electors| 206,272
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Mamata Banerjee

Party| All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year| 2021

Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 159 Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77 and 82 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election | Member  | Party

|
|

1952 | Mira Dutta Gupta  |  | Indian National Congress

[2][3]

1957 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray
1962 |  | Independent

[4]

Constituency renamed as Kalighat
1967 | Beva Mitra  |  | Indian National Congress

[5]

1969 | Sadhan Gupta |  | Communist Party of India

[6]

1971 | Rathin Talukdar  |  | Indian National Congress

[7][8]

1972
1977-2009: Constituency did not exist
2011 | Subrata Bakshi |  | All India Trinamool Congress
2011^  | Mamata Banerjee
2016
2021 | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
2021^ | Mamata Banerjee

^By poll

## Election results[edit]

### 2021 By-Election[edit]

Bye-election, 2021: Bhabanipur[9][10][11][12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Mamata Banerjee (CM Candidate)  | 85,263  | 71.90  | +14.19
| BJP | Priyanka Tibrewal  | 26,428  | 22.29  | -12.87
| CPI(M) | Shrijeeb Biswas  | 4,226  | 3.56  |
| None of the Above | None of the Above  | 1,453  | 1.23  |
Majority  | 58,835  | 49.61  |
Turnout |  |  |
| AITC hold | Swing | +14.19  |

### 2021[edit]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Sovandeb Chatterjee | 73,505  | 57.71  | +10.04
| BJP | Rudranil Ghosh | 44,786  | 35.16  | +16.03
| INC | Md. Shadab Khan  | 5,211  | 4.09  | -25.17
| None of the Above | None of the Above  | 1,570  | 1.23  | -0.56
| BSP | Anita Rajwar  | 564  | 0.44  | +0.17
Majority  | 28,719  | 22.55  |
Turnout | 1,27,536  | 61.79  |
| AITC hold | Swing | +10.04  |

### 2016[edit]

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Mamata Banerjee (CM Candidate) | 65,520  | 47.67  | -29.79
| INC | Deepa Dasmunshi | 40,219  | 29.26  | New
| BJP | Chandra Kumar Bose  | 26,299  | 19.13  | New
| None of the Above | None of the Above  | 2,461  | 1.79  | New
| BSP | Nirmal Kanti Samaddar[14] | 669  | 0.27  |
Majority  | 25,301  | 18.41  | -38.62
Turnout | 1,37,475  | 66.83  | +22.11
| AITC hold | Swing | -29.79  |

### Bye-election, 2011[edit]

The bypoll to the Bhowanipore seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Trinamool Congress Subrata Bakshi resigned to make way for the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest. She had not contested the state assembly elections earlier. She had to become a member of the state assembly within six months of her assuming office as Chief Minister as per the rules of the Constitution of India.[15]

Bye-election, 2011: Bhabanipur  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Mamata Banerjee (CM Candidate) | 73,635 | 77.46 | +12.69
| CPI(M) | Nandini Mukherjee | 19,422  | 20.43  | -7.55
| Independent | Sujay Krishna Bhadra  | 809  | 0.85  |
Majority  | 54,213  | 57.03  | +20.24
Turnout | 95,064  | 44.73  | -19.04
| AITC hold | Swing | +12.69  |

### 2011[edit]

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Subrata Bakshi | 87,903  | 64.77  |
| CPI(M) | Narayan Prasad Jain  | 37,967  | 27.98  |
| BJP | Ram Chandra Jaiswal  | 5,078  | 3.74  |
| BSP | Dulal Mistri  | 1,050  | 0.77  |
Majority  | 49,936  | 36.79  |
Turnout | 1,35,741  | 63.78  |
| AITC win

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 179. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
3. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 115. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
5. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 137. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
9. ^ "আজ ভোট মমতার | নির্বাচন জঙ্গিপুর ও সামশেরগঞ্জেও". Bartaman (in Bengali). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
10. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
11. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
12. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
13. ^ "Form 20 - 159 Bhabanipur AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
14. ^ "Life's all about running alone: BSP candidate". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
15. ^ "Mamata Banerjee wins assembly bypoll". PTI, 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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