Jorasanko Assembly constituency

Jorasanko Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jorasanko
Constituency No. 165 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Jorasanko Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKolkata
LS constituencyKolkata Uttar
Established1952
Total electors197,906
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 165 Jorasanko Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 22, 23, 25, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Jorasanko Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election YearName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952 Amarendra Nath Basu All India Forward Bloc[3]
1957 Anandi Lal Poddar Indian National Congress[4][5][6][7][8][9]
1962 Badri Prasad Poddar
1967 R.K. Poddar
1969 Deokinandan Poddar
1971
1972
1977 Vishnu Kant Shastri Janata Party[10]
1982 Deokinandan Poddar Indian National Congress[11][12][13][14]
1987
1991
1996
2001 Satya Narain Bajaj All India Trinamool Congress[15][16][17]
2006 Dinesh Bajaj
2011 Smita Bakshi
2016
2021 Vivek Gupta

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jorasanko
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Vivek Gupta 52,123 52.67 +9.88
BJP Mina Devi Purohit 39,380 39.80 +3.03
INC Janab Ajmal Khan 4,769 4.82
None of the Above None of the Above 1,028 1.04 -1.23
BSP Nirmal Kanti Samaddar[18] 412 0.42
Majority 12,743 12.99
Turnout 99,125 50.08
TMC hold Swing

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jorasanko
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Smita Bakshi 44,766 42.79 -8.32
BJP Rahul Sinha 38,476 36.77 +21.64
RJD Avinash Kumar Agarwal 15,639 14.95 New
None of the Above None of the Above 2,374 2.27 New
BSP Uttam Mali 816 0.78
Majority 6,290 6.02 -21.76
Turnout 1,04,630 53.72 -2.03
TMC hold Swing -8.32

2011
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jorasanko
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Smita Bakshi 57,981 51.11
CPI(M) Janki Singh 26,461 23.33
BJP Mina Devi Purohit 17,161 15.13
JD(U) Md Sohrab 8,526 7.52
Majority 31,520 27.78
Turnout 1,13,419 55.75
TMC 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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  4. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  6. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  8. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  10. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. "Life's all about running alone: BSP candidate". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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