| Belgachia West | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 160 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Calcutta North East |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Belgachia West Assembly constituency was aLegislative Assembly constituency ofKolkata district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of theDelimitation Commission, Belgachia West Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1]
It was part ofCalcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Belgachia | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[3] |
| 1957 | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| 1962 | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1967 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1969 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1971 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1972 | Ganapati Sur | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1977 | Belgachia West | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1982 | Rathindra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1987 | Sudipto Roy | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1991 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 1996 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2001 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2006 | Mala Saha | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
In the2006 state assembly elections,[16] Mala Saha ofTrinamool Congress won the Belgachia West assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Rajdeo Goala ofCPI(M). In 2001,[15] 1996[14] and 1991,[13] Rajdeo Goala of CPI(M) defeated Dr. Sudipta Roy of Trinamool Congress, Sadhan Das ofCongress and Sudipto Roy of Congress respectively. Sudipto Roy of Congress won the seat in 1987[12] defeating Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M). In 1982,[11] Rathindra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Amarendra Nath Bhattacharya of Congress. In 1977, Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendra Nath Sengupta of Congress.[10][17]
During the period there was only one seat for Belgachia. Ganapati Sur of Congress defeated Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) in 1972.[9] Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) defeated Ganapati Sur of Congress in 1971,[8] Suchit Kumar Sur of Congress in 1969[7] and Ganapati Sur of Congress in 1967.[6]Ganesh Ghosh ofCPI won the seat defeating Ganapati Sur of Congress in1962,[5] Nandalal Banerjee of Congress in1957[4] and inindependent India's first election in 1951[3] defeating Sudhir Kumar De of Congress.
