Kasba, Kolkata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kasba | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kasba Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°31′03″N 88°23′02″E / 22.5176°N 88.3840°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 149 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Kolkata Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 222,966 (2011) |
Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 149 Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 66, 67, 91, 92, 107 and 108 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kasba | Ahmed Javed Khan | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ahmed Javed Khan | 91,679 | 47.40 | ||
| CPI (M) | Shatarup Ghosh | 79,795 | 41.30 | ||
| BJP | Bikash Debnath | 17,550 | 9.10 | ||
| BSP | Lakkhi Yadab (Roy) | 1,356 | 0.70 | ||
| LJP | Krishna Maity | 618 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Somnath Dam | 596 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Tapas Kumar Dey | 575 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Susanta Kumar Biswas | 486 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Arunansu Kumar Sarkar | 365 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Debnath | 353 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 11,884 | 6.1% | |||
| Turnout | 1,93,373 | 74.4% | |||
| All India Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 26 |  19
|
| Indian National Congress | 0 |  2
|
| SUCI(C) | 1 | 1
|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 15
|
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 2
|
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
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2011
In the 2011 elections, Javed Ahmed Khan of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shatarup Ghosh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ahmed Javed Khan | 92,460 | 53.81 | ||
| CPI (M) | Shatarup Ghosh | 72,564 | 42.23 | ||
| BJP | Bikash Debnath | 3,066 | 1.78 | ||
| Independent | Satyajeet Roy | 1,401 | |||
| BSP | Susanta Kumar Biswas | 1,167 | |||
| Independent | Arindam Bhowmick | 725 | |||
| Independent | Jayanta Debnath | 449 | |||
| Turnout | 171,839 | 77.07 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 26 | 19
|
| Indian National Congress | 0 | 2
|
| SUCI(C) | 1 | 1
|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 15
|
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 2
|
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kasba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.