Kolkata Port Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
| Kolkata Port | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 158 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kolkata Port Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| LS constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 235,854 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Firhad Hakim | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency (earlier known as Garden Reach Assembly constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 133, 134 and 135 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | Shaikh Abdullah Farooquie | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1962 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress[4][5] | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Arun Sen | Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1971 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Chhedilal Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8][9] | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Samsuzzoha | Indian National Congress[10][11][12] | |
| 1987 | Fazle Azim Molla | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Mohammed Amin | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13][14] | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Abdul Khaleque Molla | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| Constituency renamed from Garden Reach to Kolkata Port | |||
| 2011 | Firhad Hakim | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 105,543 | 69.23 | ||
| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 36,989 | 24.26 | ||
| INC | Md. Muktar | 5,590 | 3.67 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,360 | 0.89 | ||
| IND | Sanjay Dey | 1,139 | 0.75 | ||
| Majority | 68,554 | 44.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,513 | 64.64 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 73,459 | 53.21 | +4.58 | |
| INC | Rakesh Singh | 46,911 | 33.98 | New | |
| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 11,700 | 8.48 | +6.42 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,164 | 1.57 | New | |
| IND | Vivek Kumar Thakur | 1,019 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 26,548 | 19.23 | +0.17 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,050 | 63.42 | -2.49 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | +4.58 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 63,866 | 48.63 | ||
| AIFB | Moinuddin Sams | 38,833 | 29.57 | ||
| IND | Ram Pyare Ram | 22,131 | 16.85 | ||
| BJP | Raj Kumari Shaw | 2,699 | 2.06 | ||
| IND | Sanjay Lal Das | 2,046 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 25,033 | 19.06 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,314 | 65.91 | |||
| AITC win | |||||
Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel INC candidate.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Fair-&-free chant in red and green camps - Congress suspends six more rebel candidates". The Telegraph, 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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