Kolkata Port Assembly constituency
Kolkata Port | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 158 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Kolkata Dakshin |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: কলকাতা পোর্ট বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 133, 134 and 135 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kolkata Port | Firhad Hakim | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Garden Reach (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Firhad Hakim (Bobby) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Moinuddin Shams of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Bobby Hakim | 63,866 | 48.63 | ||
| AIFB | Moinuddin Sams | 38,833 | 29.57 | ||
| Independent | Ram Pyare Ram | 22,131 | 16.85 | ||
| BJP | Raj Kumari Shaw | 2,699 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Lal Das | 2,046 | 1.55 | ||
| Independent | Krishnendu Banerjee | 1,157 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Amitava Banerjee | 582 | 0.44 | ||
| Majority | 25,033 | 19.06 | |||
| Turnout | 131,314 | ||||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate.[4]
Template:Kolkata 2011 election summary
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kolkata Port. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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