Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Behala Paschim
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Behala Paschim

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°29′24″N 88°18′54″E / 22.49000°N 88.31500°E / 22.49000; 88.31500Coordinates: 22°29′24″N 88°18′54″E / 22.49000°N 88.31500°E / 22.49000; 88.31500
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Constituency No 154
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Electorate (year) 259,713 (2011)

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Behala West) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a neighborhood in Kolkata.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 154 Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 118, 119, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,and 132 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation,[1]

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]Behala West was earlier part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BehalaBiren RoyAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[3]
1957Rabindra Nath MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India[4]
1962Rabindra Nath MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India[5]
1967Behala WestRabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972Biswanath ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India[9]
1977Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001Partha ChatterjeeWest Bengal Trinamool Congress [15]
2006Partha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2011Behala PaschimPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[17]

Election results

2016

In the 2016 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kaustav Chatterjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Behala Paschim constituency[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Partha Chatterjee 102,114 46.90 -16.06
CPI(M) Kaustav Chatterjee 93,218 42.80 +8.90
BJP Harikrishna Dutta 17,962 8.20 +6.11
SUCI(C) Mrityunjoy Roy 1,494 0.70 N/A
BSP Pushpa Dhali 1,040 0.50 N/A
Independent Tapan Debnath 920 0.40 N/A
Independent Vijay Kumar Singh 744 0.30 N/A
Independent Bipul Kumar Das 450 0.20 N/A
Majority 8,896 4.1 -24.96
Turnout 2,17,942 76.30 -1.90
Trinamool Congress hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 Increase19
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease2
SUCI(C) 1 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

2011

In the 2011 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anupam Deb Sarkar of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Behala Paschim constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Partha Chatterjee 127,870 62.96 10.57#
CPI(M) Anupam Debsarkar 68,849 33.90 -11.54
BJP Amalendu Roy Chowdhary 4,248 2.09
Independent Jayanta Datta 2,140
Turnout 203,107 78.2
Trinamool Congress hold Swing 22.11#

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

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 Increase19
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease2
SUCI(C) 1 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress won the Behala West assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Niranjan Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 2006[16]and Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 2001.[15]Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Kumud Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996,[14]and Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1991.[13]Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1987,[12]Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of Congress in 1982[11]and Subodh Chandra Das of Congress in 1977.[10][20]

1951-1972

Biswanath Chakraborty of CPI won in 1972.[9]Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[8] 1969[7]and 1967.[6]Prior to that Behala was a single seat. Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay of CPI won the Behala seat in 1962[5]and 1957.[4] In independent India’s first election in 1951,[3] Biren Roy of Forward Bloc (RG) won the Behala seat.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Behala Paschim. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  19. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Behala Paschim. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  20. ↑ "113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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