Shibpur Assembly constituency

Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Shibpur
Constituency No. 172 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Shibpur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
LS constituencyHowrah
Established1967
Total electors197,161
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. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah Municipal Corporation.[1]

Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
year		ConstituencyName of MLAParty affiliation
1967ShibpurM.BanerjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1971Hari Sadhan MitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1972Mrigendra MukherjeeIndian National Congress[4]
1977Kanailal BhattacharyyaAll India Forward Bloc[5]
1982Kanailal BhattacharyyaAll India Forward Bloc[6]
1987Satyendra Nath GhoseAll India Forward Bloc[7]
1991Jatu LahiriIndian National Congress[8]
1996Jatu LahiriIndian National Congress[9]
2001Jatu LahiriAll India Trinamool Congress[10]
2006Dr. Jagannath BhattacharyaAll India Forward Bloc[11]
2011Jatu LahiriAll India Trinamool Congress[12]
2016Jatu LahiriAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Manoj TiwaryAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Shibpur constituency[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Manoj Tiwary 92,372 50.69
BJP Rathin Chakrabarty 59,769 32.8
AIFB Jagannath Bhattacharyya 24,970 13.7
Turnout 1,82,219 {{{percentage}}} {{{change}}}
TMC hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Shibpur constituency[12][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Jatu Lahiri 100,739 61.83 +10.93#
AIFB Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya 54,335 33.35 -13.04
BJP Prabir Ray 3,967 2.43
BSP Asgar Ali 1,850
Independent Bidyut Rakshit 1,119
Independent Anup Chowdhury 913
Turnout 162,923 82.63
TMC gain from AIFB Swing 23.97#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[11] Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc won the 165 Shibpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress defeated Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee of Forward Bloc in 2001.[10] Jatu Lahiri of Congress defeated Prabir Kumar Banerjee of Forward Bloc in 1996[9] and Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc in 1991.[8] Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc defeated Mrigen Mukherjee of Congress in 1987.[7] Kanailal Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc defeated Utpal Bhowmick of Congress in 1982[6] and Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress in 1977.[5][15]

1967–1972

Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972.[4] Harisadhan Mitra of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won in 1971.[3] M.Banerjee of Congress won in 1967.[2]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Shibpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Shibpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  15. "165 – Shibpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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