Kashipur-Belgachhia
Kashipur Belgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kashipur Belgachhia | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kashipur Belgachhia Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°36′36″N 88°23′06″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 168 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Kolkata Uttar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 168 Kashipur Belgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Kolkata municipal corporation.[1]
Kashipur Belgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kashipur-Belgachhia | Mala Saha | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Belgachia East (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Belgachia West (Vidhan Sabha constituency), and Cossipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mala Saha | 72,264 | 50.39 | -11.28 | |
| CPI (M) | Kaninika Bose-Ghosh | 46,454 | 32.39 | -0.86 | |
| BJP | Aditya Tandon | 19,293 | 13.45 | +10.34 | |
| BSP | Md. Azimullah | 989 | 0.68 | -0.19 | |
| Independent | Jyotsna Ray Pain | 683 | 0.47 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tapas Ghosh | 553 | 0.38 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ashoke Kumar Naskar | 509 | 0.35 | -0.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,646 | 1.84 | N/A | |
| Majority | 25,810 | 18.00 | -10.42 | ||
| Turnout | 143,391 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Mala Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Kaninika Ghosh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mala Saha | 87,408 | 61.67 | ||
| CPI (M) | Kaninika Ghosh | 47,124 | 33.25 | ||
| BJP | Aditya Tandon | 4,420 | 3.11 | ||
| BSP | Rakesh Kumar Kori | 1,241 | 0.87 | ||
| Independent | Sourav Mitra | 951 | 0.67 | ||
| Independent | Ashoke Kumar Naskar | 577 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 40,284 | 28.42 | |||
| Turnout | 141,721 | 67.32 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 11 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  6 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kashipur-Belgachia. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.