Uluberia Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Uluberia Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Uluberia Dakshin

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°28′00″N 88°07′00″E / 22.46667°N 88.11667°E / 22.46667; 88.11667Coordinates: 22°28′00″N 88°07′00″E / 22.46667°N 88.11667°E / 22.46667; 88.11667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Constituency No. 178
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 26. Uluberia
Electorate (year) 174,463 (2011)

Uluberia Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Uluberia South) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 178 Uluberia Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Uluberia I community development block, and Belari, Dhandali, Balichaturi and Nabagram gram panchayats of Shyampur I community development block.[1]

Uluberia Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 26 Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951UluberiaBijoy MondalAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2]
Bibhuti Bhusan GhoshAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2]
1957Abani Kumar BasuIndian National Congress[3]
Bijoy Bhusan MondalAll India Forward Bloc[3]
1962Uluberia SouthAbani Kumar BasuIndian National Congress[4]
1967Biswanath Das GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[5]
1969Biswanath Das GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[6]
1971Bata Krishna DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Rabindra GhoshIndependent[8]
1977Aurobindo GhosalAll India Forward Bloc[9]
1982Rabindra GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[10]
1987Amar BanerjeeIndian National Congress[11]
1991Rabindra GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[12]
1996Rabindra GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[13]
2001Rabindra GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[14]
2006Rabindra GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[15]
2011Uluberia DakshinPulak RoyAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Uluberia Dakshin constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Pulak Roy 73,734 49.48 +8.25#
Forward Bloc Sk. Kutubuddin Ahmad 61,902 41.54 -1.17
BJP Goutam Mukherjee 5,775 3.88
BSP Shrinath Yadav 2,149
Indian Unity Centre Sakila Begum 1,734
People’s Democratic Conference of India Aah Soban Khan 1,448
Independent Dipak Kumar Mondal 1,429
Independent Sk. Aorangjeb 858
Turnout 149,029 85.42
AITMC gain from Forward Bloc Swing 9.42#

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

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Howrah district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 Increase13
Indian National Congress 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease11
Forward bloc 0 Decrease3

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Rabindra Ghosh of Forward Bloc won the Uluberia South assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Pulak Roy of Trinamool Congress in 2006,[15] Bani Kumar Singha of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] Pulak Roy of Congress in 1996,[13] and Amar Banerjee of Congress in 1991.[12] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Amar Banerjee of Congress defeated Rabindra Ghosh of Forward Bloc in 1987.[11] Rabindra Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Minati Adhikari of Congress in 1982.[10] Aurobindo Ghosal of Forward Bloc defeated Abani Basu, Independent in 1977.[9][18]

1951-1972

Rabindra Ghosh, Independent, won in 1972.[8]Bata Krishna Das of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Biswanath Das Ghosh of Forward Bloc won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Abani Kumar Basu won the Uluberia South seat in 1962.[4] In 1957 and 1951 Uluberia had a double seat. In 1957[3] Abani Kumar Basu of Congress and Bijoy Bhusan Mondal of Forward Bloc won. Bijoy Mondal and Bibhuti Bhusan Ghosh, both of All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) won in 1951.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Uluberia Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "171 - Uluberia South Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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