Behala Paschim

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Behala Paschim
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Behala Paschim
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.4981°N 88.3108°E / 22.4981; 88.3108
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No154
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency23. Kolkata Dakshin
Electorate (year)259,713 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 154 Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 118, 119, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Behala West was earlier part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BehalaBiren RoyAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[3]
1957Rabindra Nath MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India[4]
1962Rabindra Nath MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India[5]
1967Behala WestRabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972Biswanath ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India[9]
1977Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987Rabin MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Nirmal MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001Partha ChatterjeeWest Bengal Trinamool Congress[15]
2006Partha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Behala Paschim
2011Behala PaschimPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[17]

Election results

1951-1972

Biswanath Chakraborty of CPI won in 1972.[9] Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[8] 1969[7] and 1967.[6] Prior to that Behala was a single seat. Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay of CPI won the Behala seat in 1962[5] and 1957.[4] In independent India’s first election in 1951,[3] Biren Roy of Forward Bloc (RG) won the Behala seat.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress won the Behala West assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Niranjan Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 2006[16] and Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 2001.[15] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Kumud Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996,[14] and Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1991.[13] Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1987,[12] Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of Congress in 1982[11] and Subodh Chandra Das of Congress in 1977.[10][18]

2006

In the 2006 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Niranjan Mukherjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Behala Paschim constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Partha Chatterjee 82,259 48.80
CPI (M) Niranjan Mukherjee 76,532 45.40
INC Anjali Mukherjee 5,979 3.60
Independent Samir Kumar Halder 1,062 0.60
Independent Tuhin Sarkar 999 0.60
Independent Ashoke Kumar Halder 957 0.60
Independent Nirmal Mukherjee 648 0.40
Majority 5,727 3.4
Turnout 168,504 74.7
AITC hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on BJP+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anupam Deb Sarkar of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Behala Paschim constituency[17][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Partha Chatterjee 127,870 62.96 10.57#
CPI (M) Anupam Debsarkar 68,849 33.90 -11.54
BJP Amalendu Roy Chowdhary 4,248 2.09
Independent Jayanta Datta 2,140
Majority 59,021 29.1
Turnout 203,107 78.2
AITC hold Swing 22.11#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

2016

In the 2016 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kaustav Chatterjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Behala Paschim constituency[17][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Partha Chatterjee 102,114 46.90 -16.06
CPI (M) Kaustav Chatterjee 93,218 42.80 +8.90
BJP Harikrishna Dutta 17,962 8.20 +6.11
SUCI(C) Mrityunjoy Roy 1,494 0.70 N/A
BSP Pushpa Dhali 1,040 0.50 N/A
Independent Tapan Debnath 920 0.40 N/A
Independent Vijay Kumar Singh 744 0.30 N/A
Independent Bipul Kumar Das 450 0.20 N/A
Majority 8,896 4.1 -24.96
Turnout 2,17,942 76.30 -1.90
AITC hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

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References
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