Shibpur Assembly constituency

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Shibpur
Constituency No. 172 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Shibpur Assembly constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Shibpur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Lok Sabha constituency Howrah
Established1967
Total electors197,161
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah Municipal Corporation. [1]

Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1967 Mrityunjoy Banerjee Indian National Congress
1971 Hari Sadhan Mitra Communist Party of India
1972 Mrigendra Mukherjee Indian National Congress
1977 Kanailal Bhattacharyya All India Forward Bloc
1982
1987 Satyendra Nath Ghose
1991 Jatu Lahiri Indian National Congress
1996
2001 All India Trinamool Congress
2006 Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya All India Forward Bloc
2011 Jatu Lahiri All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Manoj Tiwary

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Shibpur [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Manoj Tiwary 92,372 50.69 {{{change}}}
BJP Rathin Chakrabarty59,76932.8
AIFB Jagannath Bhattacharyya24,97013.7
Turnout 1,82,219{{{percentage}}}{{{change}}}
AITC hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Shibpur constituency [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Jatu Lahiri100,73961.83+10.93#
AIFB Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya54,33533.35−13.04
BJP Prabir Ray3,9672.43
BSP Asgar Ali1,850
IndependentBidyut Rakshit1,119
IndependentAnup Chowdhury913
Turnout 162,92382.63
AITC gain from AIFB Swing 23.97#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, [5] Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc won the 165 Shibpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress defeated Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee of Forward Bloc in 2001. [6] Jatu Lahiri of Congress defeated Prabir Kumar Banerjee of Forward Bloc in 1996 [7] and Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc in 1991. [8] Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc defeated Mrigen Mukherjee of Congress in 1987. [9] Kanailal Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc defeated Utpal Bhowmick of Congress in 1982 [10] and Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress in 1977. [11] [12]

1967–1972

Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. [13] Harisadhan Mitra of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won in 1971. [14] Mrityunjoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1967. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Shibpur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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  6. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. "165 – Shibpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.