Taltola Assembly constituency

Taltola
Former constituency No. 154 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKolkata
LS constituencyCalcutta North West
Established1951
Abolished2011
ReservationSC

Taltola was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Taltola Moulavi Shamsul Haque Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Dhirendra Nath Dhar Communist Party of India[4]
1962 Karam Hossain Indian National Congress[5]
1967 Karam Hossain Indian National Congress[6]
1969 Abul Hassan Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971 Abdur Rauf Ansari Indian National Congress[8]
1972 Abdur Rauf Ansari Indian National Congress[9]
1977 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996 Tapati Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]

Results

1977-2006

In the 2006[16] and 2001[15] state assembly elections, Debesh Das of CPI(M) won the 154 Taltola assembly constituency (SC) defeating his nearest rivals Sumanta Kumar Hira and Dilip Kumar Das, both of Trinamool Congress. Tapati Saha of CPI(M) won it in 1996,[14] defeating Sambhunath Kow of Congress. Debesh Das of CPI(M) defeated Utpal Shaw of Congress in 1991.[13] Sumanta Kumar Hira of CPI(M) defeated Utpal Shaw of Congress in 1987,[12] and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1982[11] and 1977[10] respectively.[17]

1951-1972

In 1972 and prior to it the Taltala seat was an open seat. It was won by Abdur Rauf Ansari of Congress in 1972[9] and 1971.[8] He defeated Abul Hassan of CPI(M) in both the years. Abul Hassan of CPI(M) won in 1969[7] defeating Karam Hossain of Congress. Karam Hossain of Congress won in 1967[6] defeating Abul Hassan of CPI(M) and 1962[5] Dhirendra Nath Dhar of CPI. Dhirendranath Dhar of CPI won in 1957[4] defeating Naresh Nath Mukherjee of Congress. Moulavi Shamsul Haque of Congress won in independent India's first general election in 1951 defeating Hirendra Nath Mukherjee of CPI.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. 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. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 177. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 143. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 126. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  17. ^ "154 - Taltola (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

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