Dhakuria Assembly constituency

Dhakuria
Former constituency No. 151 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
LS constituency	Kolkata Dakshin
Established	1967
Abolished	2011
Reservation	None

Dhakuria Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Dhakuria Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. ^[1]

It was part of Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2] Before 2011, Dhakuria Assembly constituency was composed of the following: Ward Nos. 91, 92, 93, 96, 99, 100 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Currently it is a part of Kasba, West Bengal Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1967	Dhakuria	Somnath Lahiri	Communist Party of India [3]
1969		Somnath Lahiri	Communist Party of India [4]
1971		Somnath Lahiri	Communist Party of India [5]
1972		Somnath Lahiri	Communist Party of India [6]
1977		Jatin Chakraborty	Revolutionary Socialist Party [7]
1982		Jatin Chakraborty	Revolutionary Socialist Party [8]
1987		Jatin Chakraborty	Revolutionary Socialist Party [9]
1991		Kshiti Goswami	Revolutionary Socialist Party [10]
1996		Kshiti Goswami	Revolutionary Socialist Party [11]
2001		Sougata Roy	All India Trinamool Congress [12]
2006		Kshiti Goswami	Revolutionary Socialist Party [13]

Election results

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, ^[13] Kshiti Goswami of RSP won the 151 Dhakuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sougata Roy of Trinamool Congress. Sougata Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated, Kshiti Goswami of RSP in 2001. ^[12] Kshiti Goswami of RSP defeated Sukhendu Sekhar Roy of Congress in 1996 ^[11] and Jatin Chakraborty, Independent, in 1991. ^[10] Jatin Chakraborty of RSP defeated Shankar Kanti Bhowmick of Congress in 1987, ^[9] Tushar Kanti Dasgupta of Congress in 1982 ^[8] and Arabinda Prasad Dasgupta of Congress in 1977. ^{[7] [14]}

1967-1972

Somnath Lahiri of CPI won the Dhakuria seat in 1972, ^[6] 1971, ^[5] 1969 ^[4] and 1967. ^[3] Prior to the seat did not exist.

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 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. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
3. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
11. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
14. "151 - Dhakuria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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