Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Howrah Madhya | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Howrah Madhya   Howrah Madhya Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°36′36″N 88°20′42″E / 22.61000°N 88.34500°ECoordinates: 22°36′36″N 88°20′42″E / 22.61000°N 88.34500°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Constituency No | 171 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Howrah |
| Electorate (year) | 223,616 (2011) |
Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Howrah Central) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 171 Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 17 to 20, 24 to 34, 36, 37 and 42 of Howrah municipal corporation.[1]
Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Howrah North | Biren Banerjee | Communist Party of India[2] |
| Howrah South | Beni Charan Dutta | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Howrah West | Bankim Chandra Kar | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Howrah East | Saila Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | Howrah North | Samar Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India[3] |
| Howrah South | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc[3] | |
| Howrah West | Bankim Chandra Kar | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| Howrah East | Beni Charan Dutta | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Howrah North | Saila Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[4] |
| Howrah South | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc[4] | |
| Howrah West | Anadi Dass | Independent[4] | |
| Howrah East | Bejoy Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Howrah Central | D.Mitra | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1969 | Anadi Das | Revolutionary Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1971 | Sudhindranath Kumar | Revolutionary Communist Party of India[7] | |
| 1972 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Sudhindranath Kumar | Revolutionary Communist Party of India[9] | |
| 1982 | Ambica Banerjee | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1987 | Ambica Banerjee | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1991 | Ambica Banerjee | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1996 | Ambica Banerjee | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 2001 | Ambica Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | |
| 2006 | Arup Ray | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Howrah Madhya | Aroop Roy | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Aroop Roy (Apu) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Arup Ray(Tukun)of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Aroop Roy (Apu) | 103,184 | 62.07 | +7.50# | |
| CPI(M) | Arup Ray (Tukun) | 52,514 | 31.59 | -10.70 | |
| BJP | Mousumi Biswas | 6,223 | 3.74 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Dalui | 1,594 | |||
| JD(U) | Vikram Singh Grewal | 1,071 | |||
| BSP | Shibchandra Ram | 690 | |||
| Independent | Sujit Roy | 658 | |||
| Independent | Pratap Banerjee | 30 | |||
| Turnout | 166,242 | 74.34 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 18.20# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  13 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  11 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 3 |
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] Arup Ray of CPI(M) won the Howrah Central assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ambica Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,[14] 1996,[13] 1991,[12] 1987[11] and 1982[10] state assembly elections, Ambica Banerjee of Trinamool Congress/ Congress defeated Subir Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 2001, Sureswar Dutta of Janata Dal in 1996 and 1991, Sankar Mondol, Independent, in 1987, and Sudhindranath Kumar in 1982. Sudhindranath Kumar, Revolutionary Communist Party of India, defeated Sukumar Banerjee of Janata Party in 1977.[9][18][19]
1967-1972
Mrityunjoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1972.[8] Sudhindranath Kumar of RCPI won in 1971,[7][19] Anadi Das of RCPI won in 1969.[6][19] D.Mitra of Congress won in 1967.[5]
1951-1962
During the period Howrah had four Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
Howrah North
Saila Mukherjee of Congress won in 1962.[4] Samar Mukhopadhyay of CPI won in 1957.[3] Biren Banerjee of CPI won in 1951.[2]
Howrah West
Anadi Dass, Independent, won in 1962.[4] Bankim Chandra Kar of Congress won in 1957[3] and 1951.[2]
Howrah East
Bejoy Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1962.[4] Beni Chandra Dutta of Congress won in 1957.[3] Saila Kumar Mukhopdhyay of Congress won in 1951.[2]
For results of Howrah South constituency see Howrah Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Howrah Madhya. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "163 - Howrah Central Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 416.