Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on the north-western part of Calcutta in West Bengal. As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009.
Assembly segments In 2004, Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Cossipur (assembly constituency no. 140) Shyampukur (assembly constituency no. 141) Jorabagan (assembly constituency no. 142) Jorasanko (assembly constituency no. 143) Bara Bazar (assembly constituency no. 144) Bowbazar (assembly constituency no. 145) Taltola (SC) (assembly constituency no. 154)
Members of Parliament DurationName of M.P.Party affiliation1952Meghnad SahaRevolutionary Socialist Party1957Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress1962Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress 1967Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress1971Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress1977Bijoy Singh Nahar Janata Party 1980Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress1984Ashoke Kumar SenIndian National Congress1989Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress 1991Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress1996Debi Prasad PalIndian National Congress1998Sudip BandyopadhyayTrinamool Congress1999Sudip BandyopadhyayTrinamool Congress2004Sudhangshu SealCommunist Party of India (Marxist) For MPs from northern parts of Kolkata in subsequent years see Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency
Election results General election 2004
General election 1999
General election 1998
General election 1996
General election 1991
General election 1989
General election 1984
General election 1980
General election 1977
General election 1971
General election 1967
General election 1962
General election 1957
General election 1952
General elections 1951-2004 Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: YearVotersVoter turnoutWinnerRunners up%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty1951139,73136.52Meghnad Saha53.05RSPPrabhu Dayal Himatsingka36.62Congress1957205,99449.73Ashoke Kumar Sen49.91CongressMohit Maitra47.03Independent1962268,07864.58Ashoke Kumar Sen54.54CongressSnehansu Kanta Acharyya41.87CPI1967347,33458.70Ashoke Kumar Sen45.66CongressS.P.Roy26.52Independent1972257,68440.96Ashoke Kumar Sen57.27CongressPrasanta Kumar Sur28.14CPI(M)1977321,74054Bijoy Singh Nahar57.25BLDAshoke Kumar Sen35.06Congress1980319,81051.89Ashoke Kumar Sen47.9CongressShyam Sundar Gupta33.94Forward Bloc1984387,15064.73Ashoke Kumar Sen 64.24CongressAmiya Nath Bose29.23Forward Bloc1989439,77063.32Debi Prasad Pal50.95CongressAshoke Kumar Sen38.25JD1991409,56058.14Debi Prasad Pal41.39CongressDilip Chakravarti33.47JD1996452,76065.24Debi Prasad Pal48.31CongressShyamal Bhattacharjee33.56JD1998469,38067.47Sudip Bandyopadhyay49.07Trinamool CongressSarala Maheswari 33.17CPI(M)1999444,04063.07Sudip Bandopadhyay46.6Trinamool CongressRajdeo Goala25.37CPI(M)2004360,12059.11Sudhangsu Seal42.15CPI(M)Subrata Mukherjee30.2Trinamool Congress
See also Kolkata List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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