Vidyasagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Vidyasagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Vidyasagar Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′52″N88°22′23″E / 22.58111°N 88.37306°E / 22.58111; 88.37306
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Kolkata
Year established	1951
Year abolished	2011
Lok Sabha constituency	Calcutta North East Calcutta North

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

Overview

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

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Vidyasagar	Narayan Chandra Roy	Independent [3]
1957		Narayan Chandra Roy	Communist Party of India [4]
1962		Narayan Chandra Roy	Communist Party of India [5]
1967		Narayan Chandra Roy	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1969		Samar Kumar Rudra	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1971		Md. Shamsuzzoha	Indian National Congress [8]
1972		Md. Shamsuzzoha	Indian National Congress [9]
1977		Samar Kumar Rudra	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982		Lakshmi Kanta Dey	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1987		Lakshmi Kanta Dey	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1991		Lakshmi Kanta Dey	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1996		Tapas Roy	Indian National Congress [14]
2001		Lakshmi Kanta Dey	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2003 by-election		Anadi Kumar Sahu	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2006		Anadi Kumar Sahu	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]

Results

2006

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Vidyasagar ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Anadi Kumar Sahoo	28,992	49.70
	INC	Priyal Chowdhury	14,416	24.70
	AITC	Debabrata Biswas	13,490	23.10
	Independent	Suresh Das	558	1.0
	Independent	Ajit Ghosh	203	0.4
	Independent	Sanjib Pandit	161	0.3
	Independent	Sajan Biswas	150	0.3
	Independent	Ajoy Kumar Biswas	128	0.2
	Independent	Samir Sahrma	126	0.2
	Independent	Kanailal Sharma	119	0.2
Majority			14,576	(25.0)
Turnout			58,347	(59.6%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	10.65#

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, ^[17] Anadi Kumar Sahu of CPI(M) won the 157 Vidyasagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pryal Chaudhury of Congress. Lakshmi Kanta Dey of CPI(M) defeated Mahua Mondal of Trinamool Congress in 2001. ^[15] Tapas Roy of Congress defeated Dr Abir Lal Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 1996. ^[14] Lakshmi Kanta Dey of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Roy of Congress in 1991, ^[13] Samir Chakraborty of Congress in 1987, ^[12] and Biren Mahanti of Congress in 1982. ^[11] Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) defeated Tapan Kumar Sikdar of Janata Party in 1977. ^{[10] [21]}

1951-1972

Md. Shamsuzzoha of Congress won in 1972 ^[9] and 1971 ^[8] defeating Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) in both the years. Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) won in 1969 ^[7] defeating Mrinal Kanti Rudra of Congress. Narayan Chandra Roy representing CPI(M) won in 1967 ^[6] defeating D.L.Dutt of Congress. Narayan Chandra Roy representing CPI won in 1962 ^[5] defeating B.Halder of Congress and 1957 ^[4] defeating Shankar Prasad Mitra of Congress. In independent India’s first election Narayan Chandra Roy, contesting as an Independent candidate won the Vidyasagar assembly seat defeating Nalin Chandra Pal of Congress. ^[3]

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 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 15 November 2010.
3. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 176. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 129. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 127. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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11. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
13. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
14. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
15. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
16. "AC By Election: Vidyasagar 2003". AC No 163. India Votes. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
17. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
18. "Panskura Purba". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
19. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Panskura Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
20. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Panskura Purba. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
21. "157 - Vidyasagar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

Coordinates: 22°34′52″N88°22′23″E / 22.581°N 88.373°E / 22.581; 88.373