Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Chowrangee
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Chowrangee Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Chowrangee
Location in Kolkata
Chowrangee
Location in West Bengal
Chowrangee
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°32′42″N 88°20′53″E
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictKolkata
Constituency No162
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency24. Kolkata Uttar
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 162 Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 62 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta South (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election YearName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957 Bijoy Singh Nahar Indian National Congress[3][4][5][6][7][8]
1962 Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
1967 Siddhartha Shankar Ray
1969
1971 Sankar Ghose
1972
1977 Sandip Das Janata Dal[9]
1982 Sisir Kumar Bose Indian National Congress[10][11][12]
1987 Debi Prasad Chattopadhyay
1991 Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Bye-election, 1993 Anil Chatterjee CPIM-Supported Independent[12]
1996 Subrata Mukherjee Indian National Congress[13]
2001 All India Trinamool Congress[14][15][16][17]
2006 Subrata Bakshi
2011 Sikha Chowdhury(Mitra)
Bye-election, 2014 Nayna Bandyopadhyay
2016
2021

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowrangee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nayna Bandyopadhyay 70,101 62.87
BJP Devdutta Maji 24,757 22.20
INC Santosh Pathak 14,266 12.80
None of the Above None of the Above 1,212 1.09
BSP Swaminath Kori 264 0.24
Majority 45,344 41.07
Turnout 1,11,625 53.61
AITC hold Swing +

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowrangee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nayna Bandyopadhyay 55,119 47.29 +7.15
INC Somendranath Mitra 41,903 36.95 +12.53
BJP Ritesh Tiwari 15,707 13.48 -11.64
None of the Above None of the Above 2,183 1.87 New
SUCI(C) Kartik Kumkar 612 0.53
Majority 13,216 10.34 -4.68
Turnout 1,16,557 56.20 +8.51
AITC hold Swing +7.15

Bye-election, 2014

A bye-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Shikha Chowdhury(Mitra) who switched over from Trinamool Congress to Congress.[17]

Bye-election, 2014: Chowranghee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nayna Bandyopadhyay 38,328 40.14 -31.76
BJP Ritesh Tiwari 23,984 25.12 +20.78
INC Santosh Kumar Pathak 23,317 24.42 New
CPI(M) Adv. Faiyaz Ahmed Khan 8,890 9.09 New
Majority 14,344 15.02 -37.23
Turnout 96,650 47.69 -4.56
AITC hold Swing -31.76

2011
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chowrangee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sikha Chowdhury (Mitra) 79,450 71.90
RJD Bimal Singh 21,711 19.65
BJP Shahnawaz Ahmed 4,799 4.34
AIMF Abdul Wahab 1,640 1.48
Majority 57,739 52.25
Turnout 1,10,506 54.42
AITC win

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  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.
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  6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. "162 Chowrangee Assembly Constituency" (PDF). By election 2014. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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