Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Bowbazar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Bowbazar
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′12″N88°21′32″E / 22.57000°N 88.35889°E / 22.57000; 88.35889
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State ..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal
District Kolkata
Year established1951
Year abolished2011
Lok Sabha constituency Calcutta North West
Calcutta North

Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. [1]

It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951 Bowbazar Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress [3]
1957 Dr.Bidhan Chandra RoyIndian National Congress [4]
1962 Bijay Singh NaharIndian National Congress [5]
1967 Bijay Singh NaharIndian National Congress [6]
1969Bijay Singh NaharIndian National Congress [7]
1971Bijay Singh NaharIndian National Congress [8]
1972Bijay Singh NaharIndian National Congress [9]
1977Abul Hasan Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982Abdul Rauf AnsariIndian National Congress [11]
1987 Sudip Bandyopadhyay Indian National Congress [12]
1991Sudip BandyopadhyayIndian National Congress [13]
1996Sudip BandyopadhyayIndian National Congress [14]
1998 Bye-election Ajit Pandey Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2001 Nayana Bandyopadhyay West Bengal Trinamool Congress [16]
2006 Sudip BandyopadyayIndian National Congress [17]
2009 Bye-electionSwarna Kamal SahaAll India Trinamool Congress [15]

Results

1977-2009

2009 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Sudip Banerjee who was elected as MP In Parliament from Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).

In This Election, Swarnakamal Saha of Trinamool Congress Defeated Minati Gomez of CPIM - Supported Independent.

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2009: Bowbazar constituency [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Swarna Kamal Saha26,271
Independent Minati Gomez4,851
BJP Ajay Kumar Bajpayee2,366
Turnout 39,65027.69-6.7
Swing to AITC from INC Swing +21.27

2006

In the 2006 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Rekha Singh of CPIM.

2006 West Bengal state assembly election: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sudip Bandyopadhyay 21,45140.3
CPI(M) Rekha Singh15,30928.8
AITC Sultan Ahmed 15,13528.4
IndependentSudipto Kumar Roy3910.7
Independent Sanjib Mukherjee2070.4
Independent Akbar Ali1960.4
Independent Md. Muslim1680.3
Independent Sajal Bandyopadhyay1650.3
Independent Sailen Auddy1070.2
Independent Barin Dutta1060.2
Majority6,14211.5
Turnout 53,23654.4%
INC gain from AITC Swing

2001

In the 2001 election, Nayna Bandyopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ajit Pandey of CPIM.

West Bengal state assembly election, 2001: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Nayna Bandyopadhyay27,84055.1+21.85
CPI(M) Ajit Pandey 15,89231.5-5.24
Independent Syed Sahid Imam3,0396.0
BJPArun Kumar Hazra2,7265.4
Independent Dilip Kumar Dutta3300.7
Independent Sumanta Bhowmick2810.6
Independent Subrata Singha1620.3
Independent Rathindar Nath Bhattacharya1300.3
Independent Khurshid Ali Afzal960.2
Majority11,94823.7%
Turnout 50,50443.3%
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

1998 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 3 June 1998 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Sudip Bandyopadhyay who was elected as MP In Parliament from Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 1998: Bowbazar constituency [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Ajit Pandey 19,90336.73
Trinamool Congress Nayna Bandyopadhyay18,02133.25
INC Abdur Rauf Ansari15,71128.99
RJD Prof. Syed Haider Hasan Kazimi3290.61
Independent Ajit Kumar Das890.16
Independent Sujan Mukherjee500.09
Independent Bablu Singh450.08
Independent Aloke Chatterjee280.05
Independent Ramen Pandey160.03
Majority1,8820.9
Turnout 39,65027.69-6.7
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

1996

In the 1996 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sujit Mandal of Janata Dal.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1996: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sudip Bandyopadhyay 36,57959.4
JD Sujit Mandal17,18127.9
BJP Rajendra Kumar Gupta3,0398.9
IndependentShyamal Kumar Dutta5420.9
AIIC(T) Bratindra Naskar3640.6
Independent Joseph Rozario2840.5
Independent Pinaki Das2270.4
Independent Habul Mukherjee (Tarak)2070.3
Independent Md. Kasim1880.3
ABHM Saroj Bhattacharjee1100.2
Independent Bibekananda Paul1080.2
Independent Gautam Das Gupta900.2
Social Action Party S.M. Mustafa710.1
Independent Brindaban Chandra Dey630.1
Independent Kamal Kumar Roy420.1
Independent Narayan Chandra Ghosh380.1
Independent Md. Saifuddin360.1
Majority19,39830.6%
Turnout 63,36556.8%
INC hold Swing

1991

In the 1991 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Joytilak Guharoy of CPIM.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1991: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sudip Bandyopadhyay 29,40559.4
CPI(M) Joytilak Guha Roy17,67232.5
BJP Sanat Kumar Datta6,57312.1
All India Dalit Muslim Minorities Suraksha MahasanghSalauddin3230.6
LKD Raju Anthony1210.2
Independent Indranil Kumar690.1
Independent Bikram Sur620.1
Independent Khurshid Ali Afzal570.1
Independent Md. Zakir480.1
Independent Bhuban Bhowmick260.1
Independent Onkar Majumdar90.0
Majority11,73321.2%
Turnout 55,47153.4%
INC hold Swing

1987

In the 1987 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Ismail of CPIM.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1987: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sudip Bandyopadhyay 30,33356.7
CPI(M) Md. Ismail19,59136.6
Independent S. M. Shahabuddin Haider1,8713.5
Bharatiya Janata PartyAnindya Gopal Mitra6941.3
JP Chandra Deep Giri5531.0
Independent Mohammed Musa1430.3
Independent Ashok Chakraborty1200.2
Independent Satya Deo Mishra820.2
Independent Maniruddin680.1
Independent Anil Kumar Sen490.1
Independent Shakir Hussain360.1
Majority10,74219.6%
Turnout 54,79160.3%
INC hold Swing

1982

In the 1982 election, Abdul Rauf Ansari of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasan of CPIM.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1982: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Abdul Rauf Ansari26,00151.4
CPI(M) Abul Hasan22,61544.7
BJP Anindya Gopal Mitra1,6023.2
IndependentRamendra Bhusan Singh2520.5
Independent Md. Salim Khan1610.3
Majority3,3866.5%
Turnout 51,72558.8%
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

1977

In the 1977 election, Abul Hasan of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Bijoy Krishna Dhandhania of Janata Party.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1977: Bowbazar constituency [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Abul Hasan13,99638.54
JP Bijoy Krishna Dhandhania11,67032.13
INC Abdul Rauf Ansari8,16822.49
Independent Manabendra Ghosh1,6114.4
IndependentPrakash Shaw5561.5
Independent K. B. Roy1820.5
Independent Hrishikesh Tewari680.2
Independent Anindya Kumar Mitra680.5
Majority2,3266.3%
Turnout 36,90140.4%
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

In the 2009 by-election, necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, to the Parliament from the Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency), Swarnakamal Saha of Trinamool Congress won the 145 Bowbazar assembly seat. [15] [19] In 2006, [17] the seat was won by Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeating Rekha Singh of CPI(M). In 2001, [16] the seat was won by Nayana Bandopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeating Ajit Pandey of CPI(M). Sudip Bandopadhyay of Congress won the seat defeating Sujit Mandal of JD in 1996, [14] Joytilak Guha Roy of JD in 1991 [13] and Md. Ismail of CPI(M) in 1987. [12] In 1982, [11] Abdul Rauf Ansari of Congress defeated Abul Hasan of CPI(M). In 1977, Abul Hasan of CPI(M) won the seat defeating Bijoy Krishna Dhandhania of Congress. [10] [20]

1951-1972

Bijay Singh Nahar of Congress won the seat defeating Hashim Abdul Halim of CPI(M) in 1972 [9] and 1971, [8] D.C.Bhowmick of Forward Block in 1969, [7] S.Gupta of Forward Bloc and H,Chatterjee and CPI(M) in 1967 [6] and Md. Ismail of CPI in 1962. [5] Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the seat in 1957 [4] defeating Md. Ismail of CPI by a narrow margin of 540 votes and Satyapriya Banerjee of Forward Bloc (Marxists) in independent India’s first election in 1951. [3]

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Coordinates: 22°34′12″N88°21′32″E / 22.570°N 88.359°E / 22.570; 88.359