Chowrangee Assembly constituency - Wikipedia
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| Chowrangee | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 162 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chowrangee Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| LS constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 208,157 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Chowrangee Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Located at the heart of Kolkata, the capital city of the state, this has been a bastion of Trinamool Congress since the party's formation. Prior to it was a stronghold of Indian National Congress, from which party two Chief ministers, Bidhan Chandra Roy and Siddhartha Shankar Ray had been won member of seat, during the tenure.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Chowrangee Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Chowrangee Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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| Election | Member | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress[3][4][5][6][7][8] | |
| 1962 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy | ||
| 1967 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Sankar Ghose | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Sandip Das | Janata Party[9] | |
| 1982 | Sisir Kumar Bose | Indian National Congress[10][11][12] | |
| 1987 | Debi Prasad Chattopadhyay | ||
| 1991 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | ||
| By-election, 1993 | Anil Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Subrata Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 2001 | All India Trinamool Congress[14][15][16][17] | ||
| 2006 | Subrata Bakshi | ||
| 2011 | Sikha Chowdhury(Mitra) | ||
| By-election, 2014 | Nayna Bandyopadhyay | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 |
A by-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Shikha Chowdhury (Mitra) who switched over from Trinamool Congress to Congress.[17]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "162 Chowrangee Assembly Constituency" (PDF). By election 2014. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2014.