| Vidyasagar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 157 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 |
Vidyasagar Assembly constituency was aLegislative Assembly constituency ofKolkata district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of theDelimitation Commission, VidyaSagar, West Bengal 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 | Vidyasagar | Narayan Chandra Roy | Independent[3] |
| 1957 | Narayan Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| 1962 | Narayan Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1967 | Narayan Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1969 | Samar Kumar Rudra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1971 | Md. Shamsuzzoha | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1972 | Md. Shamsuzzoha | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1977 | Samar Kumar Rudra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1982 | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1987 | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1991 | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 1996 | Tapas Roy | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2001 | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2003 by-election | Anadi Kumar Sahu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| 2006 | Anadi Kumar Sahu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Anadi Kumar Sahoo | 28,992 | 49.70 | ||
| INC | Priyal Chowdhury | 14,416 | 24.70 | ||
| AITC | Debabrata Biswas | 13,490 | 23.10 | ||
| Independent | Suresh Das | 558 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Ajit Ghosh | 203 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Sanjib Pandit | 161 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Sajan Biswas | 150 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Ajoy Kumar Biswas | 128 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Samir Sahrma | 126 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Kanailal Sharma | 119 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 14,576 | (25.0) | |||
| Turnout | 58,347 | (59.6%) | |||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | 10.65# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the2006 state assembly elections,[17] Anadi Kumar Sahu ofCPI(M) won the 157 Vidyasagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pryal Chaudhury ofCongress. Lakshmi Kanta Dey of CPI(M) defeated Mahua Mondal ofTrinamool Congress in 2001.[15]Tapas Roy of Congress defeated Dr Abir Lal Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 1996.[14] Lakshmi Kanta Dey of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Roy of Congress in 1991,[13] Samir Chakraborty of Congress in 1987,[12] and Biren Mahanti of Congress in 1982.[11] Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) defeatedTapan Kumar Sikdar ofJanata Party in 1977.[10][21]
Md. Shamsuzzoha of Congress won in 1972[9] and 1971[8] defeating Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) in both the years. Samar Kumar Rudra of CPI(M) won in 1969[7] defeating Mrinal Kanti Rudra of Congress. Narayan Chandra Roy representing CPI(M) won in 1967[6] defeating D.L.Dutt of Congress. Narayan Chandra Roy representingCPI won in1962[5] defeating B.Halder of Congress and1957[4] defeating Shankar Prasad Mitra of Congress. Inindependent India’s first election Narayan Chandra Roy, contesting as an Independent candidate won the Vidyasagar assembly seat defeating Nalin Chandra Pal of Congress.[3]
