Sealdah Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Sealdah Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.

It was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election YearConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party affiliation
1952SealdahPannalal BoseIndian National Congress
1967Pratap Chandra ChunderIndian National Congress
1969Jatin ChakrabortyRevolutionary Socialist Party
1971Binoy BanerjeeIndian National Congress
1972Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
1977Binoy BanerjeeJanata Party
1982Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
1987Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
1991Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
1996Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
2001Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
2006Somendra Nath MitraIndian National Congress
2009 Bye-electionSikha MitraAll India Trinamool Congress

Results

2009 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Somen Mitra who was elected as MP In Parliament from Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).Sikha Mitra of Trinamool Congress Defeated Prabir Deb of CPI.

Bye election, 2009: Sealdah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSikha Mitra23,324
CPIPrabir Deb7,297
Turnout39,65027.69−6.7
Majority16,027
Swing to AITC from INCSwing+21.27

2006

In the 2006 elections, Somendra Nath Mitra of INC defeated his nearest rival Prabir Deb of CPI

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Sealdah constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCSomendra Nath Mitra23,011
CPIPrabir Deb10,252
AITCDulaleswar Roy5,091
IndependentTarun Kumar Kar267
IndependentDayanand Prasad219
IndependentSwaraj Ranjan Bhattacharyya215
IndependentPradyut Kumar Ghosh159
IndependentDilip Tripathi99
Majority12,759
Turnout393,1369.90
INC holdSwing

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

1977-2009

In the 2009 by-election, necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Somendra Nath Mitra, to the Parliament from the Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), Shikha Mitra of Trinamool Congress won the Sealdah assembly seat. In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 state assembly elections Somendra Nath Mitra of Congress won the 156 Sealdah assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Prabir Deb of CPI 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 of Janata Party had won the seat in 1977 defeating Amar Prasad Chakraborty of Forward Bloc.

1967-1972

Somendranath Mitra of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1971. Jatin Chakraborty of RSP 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.

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