Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kolkata Port | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kolkata Port Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°31′34″N 88°18′56″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 158 |
| MLA | Firhad Hakim |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Kolkata Dakshin |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 133, 134 and 135 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Kolkata Port (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 | Kolkata Port | Firhad Hakim | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Garden Reach (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Firhad Hakim (Bobby) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Moinuddin Shams of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 63,866 | 48.63 | ||
| Forward Bloc | Moinuddin Sams | 38,833 | 29.57 | ||
| Independent | Ram Pyare Ram | 22,131 | 16.85 | ||
| BJP | Raj Kumari Shaw | 2,699 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Lal Das | 2,046 | 1.55 | ||
| Independent | Krishnendu Banerjee | 1,157 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Amitava Banerjee | 582 | 0.44 | ||
| Majority | 25,033 | 19.06 | |||
| Turnout | 131,314 | ||||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate.[4]
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 11 |  |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | |
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kolkata Port. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- "Fair-&-free chant in red and green camps - Congress suspends six more rebel candidates". The Telegraph, 19 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.