Cossipur | |
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Former constituency No. 140 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Kolkata |
LS constituency | Calcutta North West |
Established | 1951 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Reservation | None |
Cossipur Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Cossipur Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. [1]
It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1951 | Cossipur | Biswanath Roy | Indian National Congress [3] |
1957 | Deben Sen | Praja Socialist Party [4] | |
1962 | Sunil Kumar Dasgupta | Indian National Congress [5] | |
1967 | S.K.Roy | Indian National Congress [6] | |
1969 | Vishnu Gopal Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7] | |
1971 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [8] | |
1972 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [9] | |
1977 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | |
1982 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [11] | |
1987 | Dipak Chanda | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
1991 | Dipak Chanda | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13] | |
1996 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress [14] | |
2001 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress [15] | |
2006 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress [16] |
In the 2006 [16] and 2001 [15] state assembly elections Tarak Bandopadhyay representing Trinamool Congress won the 140 Cossipur assembly seat defeating Salil Chatterjee of CPI (M), and Bijoy Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) respectively. In 1996, [14] Tarak Bandopadhyay representing Congress defeated Anup Das of CPI(M). Dipak Chanda of CPI(M) defeated Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress in 1991 [13] and 1987. [12] In 1982, [11] Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress defeated Buddhadeb Bhattacharya of CPI(M). In 1977, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress. [10] [17]
The Cossipore seat was won by Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress defeating his nearest rival Paresh Nath Banerjee of CPI(M) in 1972 [9] and Krishna Gopal Basu of CPI(M) in 1971. [8] Vishnu Gopal Basu of CPI(M) defeated Sushil Kumar Paul of Congress in 1969. [7] S.K.Roy of Congress defeated P.Dasguta of CPI(M) in 1967. [6] Sunil Kumar Dasgupta of Congress won in 1962 [5] defeating Mohit Kumar Moitra of CPI(M). Deben Sen of PSP won in 1957 [4] defeating Biswanath Roy of Congress. Biswanath Roy of Congress won in independent India’s first general election in 1951 defeating Jyotirmoy Sharma of CPI. [3]
Cossipur | |
---|---|
Former constituency No. 140 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Kolkata |
LS constituency | Calcutta North West |
Established | 1951 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Reservation | None |
Cossipur Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Cossipur Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. [1]
It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
1951 | Cossipur | Biswanath Roy | Indian National Congress [3] |
1957 | Deben Sen | Praja Socialist Party [4] | |
1962 | Sunil Kumar Dasgupta | Indian National Congress [5] | |
1967 | S.K.Roy | Indian National Congress [6] | |
1969 | Vishnu Gopal Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7] | |
1971 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [8] | |
1972 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [9] | |
1977 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | |
1982 | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress [11] | |
1987 | Dipak Chanda | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
1991 | Dipak Chanda | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13] | |
1996 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress [14] | |
2001 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress [15] | |
2006 | Tarak Bandyopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress [16] |
In the 2006 [16] and 2001 [15] state assembly elections Tarak Bandopadhyay representing Trinamool Congress won the 140 Cossipur assembly seat defeating Salil Chatterjee of CPI (M), and Bijoy Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) respectively. In 1996, [14] Tarak Bandopadhyay representing Congress defeated Anup Das of CPI(M). Dipak Chanda of CPI(M) defeated Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress in 1991 [13] and 1987. [12] In 1982, [11] Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress defeated Buddhadeb Bhattacharya of CPI(M). In 1977, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress. [10] [17]
The Cossipore seat was won by Prafulla Kanti Ghosh of Congress defeating his nearest rival Paresh Nath Banerjee of CPI(M) in 1972 [9] and Krishna Gopal Basu of CPI(M) in 1971. [8] Vishnu Gopal Basu of CPI(M) defeated Sushil Kumar Paul of Congress in 1969. [7] S.K.Roy of Congress defeated P.Dasguta of CPI(M) in 1967. [6] Sunil Kumar Dasgupta of Congress won in 1962 [5] defeating Mohit Kumar Moitra of CPI(M). Deben Sen of PSP won in 1957 [4] defeating Biswanath Roy of Congress. Biswanath Roy of Congress won in independent India’s first general election in 1951 defeating Jyotirmoy Sharma of CPI. [3]