Kolkata Port Assembly constituency

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Kolkata Port
Constituency No. 158 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKolkata
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Dakshin
Established2011
Total electors235,854
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Kolkata Port Assembly constituency (earlier known as Garden Reach Assembly constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per the Delimitation Commission order in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
1952 S.M. Abdullah Indian National Congress
1957 Shaikh Abdullah Farooquie Communist Party of India
1962 S.M. Abdullah Indian National Congress
1967
1969 Arun Sen Communist Party of India
1971 S.M. Abdullah Indian National Congress
1972 Chhedilal Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1977
1982 Samsuzzoha Indian National Congress
1987 Fazle Azim Molla
1991
1996 Mohammed Amin Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2001
2006 Abdul Khaleque Molla Indian National Congress
Constituency renamed from Garden Reach to Kolkata Port
2011 Firhad Hakim Trinamool Congress
2016
2021

Election results

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kolkata Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Firhad Hakim 105,543 69.23
BJP Awadh Kishore Gupta 36,989 24.26
INC Md. Muktar 5,590 3.67
None of the Above None of the Above 1,360 0.89
IND Sanjay Dey 1,139 0.75
Majority 68,554 44.97
Turnout 1,52,513 64.64
AITC hold Swing

2016

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kolkata Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Firhad Hakim 73,459 53.21 +4.58
INC Rakesh Singh 46,911 33.98 New
BJP Awadh Kishore Gupta 11,700 8.48 +6.42
None of the Above None of the Above 2,164 1.57 New
IND Vivek Kumar Thakur 1,019 0.74
Majority 26,548 19.23 +0.17
Turnout 1,38,050 63.42 −2.49
AITC hold Swing +4.58

2011

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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kolkata Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Firhad Hakim 63,866 48.63
AIFB Moinuddin Sams 38,833 29.57
IND Ram Pyare Ram 22,131 16.85
BJP Raj Kumari Shaw 2,699 2.06
IND Sanjay Lal Das 2,046 1.56
Majority 25,033 19.06
Turnout 1,31,314 65.91
AITC win

Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel INC candidate and Ex-MLA of Kabitirtha.[2]

References

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