| Sealdah | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 156 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 |
Sealdah Assembly constituency was aLegislative Assembly constituency ofKolkata district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of theDelimitation Commission, Sealdah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sealdah | Pannalal Bose | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1967 | Pratap Chandra Chunder | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1969 | Jatin Chakraborty | Revolutionary Socialist Party[5] | |
| 1971 | Binoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1972 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1977 | Binoy Banerjee | Janata Party[8] | |
| 1982 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1987 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1991 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1996 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 2001 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 2006 | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2009 Bye-election | Sikha Mitra | All India Trinamool Congress[15] |
A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sittingMLA,Somen Mitra who was elected asMP In Parliament fromDiamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).Sikha Mitra of Trinamool Congress Defeated Prabir Deb of CPI.
}}| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sikha Mitra | 23,324 | |||
| CPI | Prabir Deb | 7,297 | |||
| Turnout | 39,650 | 27.69 | −6.7 | ||
| Majority | 16,027 | ||||
| Swing toAITC fromINC | Swing | +21.27 | |||
In the 2006 elections,Somendra Nath Mitra ofINC defeated his nearest rival Prabir Deb ofCPI
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Somendra Nath Mitra | 23,011 | |||
| CPI | Prabir Deb | 10,252 | |||
| AITC | Dulaleswar Roy | 5,091 | |||
| Independent | Tarun Kumar Kar | 267 | |||
| Independent | Dayanand Prasad | 219 | |||
| Independent | Swaraj Ranjan Bhattacharyya | 215 | |||
| Independent | Pradyut Kumar Ghosh | 159 | |||
| Independent | Dilip Tripathi | 99 | |||
| Majority | 12,759 | ||||
| Turnout | 393,13 | 69.90 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the 2009 by-election, necessitated by the election of sitting MLA,Somendra Nath Mitra, to the Parliament from theDiamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), Shikha Mitra ofTrinamool Congress won the Sealdah assembly seat. In the2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 state assembly elections Somendra Nath Mitra ofCongress won the 156 Sealdah assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Prabir Deb ofCPI in 2006, Chanchal Ghosh of CPI in 2001, Arun Prakash Chatterjee of CPI in 1996,Ila Mitra of CPI in 1991, Nanda Gopal Bhattacharjee of CPI in 1987 and 1982. Binoy Banerjee ofJanata Party had won the seat in 1977 defeating Amar Prasad Chakraborty ofForward Bloc.[18][19]
Somendranath Mitra of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1971.Jatin Chakraborty ofRSP won in 1969. Pratap Chandra Chunder of Congress won in 1967. Prior to that the Seadah seat was not there. There was a seat at Muchipara.[20]
