Jorabagan 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, Jorabagan Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.
It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly Election YearConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party affiliation1951JorabaganRam Lagan RoyIndian National Congress1957Nepal Chandra RoyIndian National Congress1962Nepal Chandra RoyIndian National Congress1967Haraprasad ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1969Nepal Chandra RoyIndian National Congress1971Nepal Chandra RoyIndian National Congress1972Ila RoyIndian National Congress1977Haripada BharatiJanata Party1982Subrata MukherjeeIndian National Congress1987Subrata MukherjeeIndian National Congress1991Subrata MukherjeeIndian National Congress1996Sanjoy BakshiIndian National Congress2001Sudhansu SealCommunist Party of India (Marxist)2004byParimal BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)2006Parimal BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Results
1977-2009 In the 2006 state assembly elections, the 142 Jorabagan seat was won by Parimal Biswas of CPI(M) defeating his nearest rival Sanjoy Bakshi of Trinamool Congress. In the 2004 by-elections, Parimal Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Sinha of Congress. The by-election was necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Sudhansu Seal to parliament from Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). Sudhansu Seal of CPI(M) defeated Sanjoy Bakshi of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Sanjoy Bakshi representing Congress defeated Sarala Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1996.Subrata Mukherjee of Congress defeated Shantilal Jain of BJP in 1991, and Sarla Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1987 and 1982. Haripada Bharati of Janata Party defeated Hara Prasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1977.
1951-1972 Ila Roy of Congress defeated Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1972. Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress defeated Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1971 and 1969. Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) defeated Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress in 1967. Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress defeated Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc (Marxist) in 1962 and 1957. Ram Lagan Roy of Congress defeated Ardhansu Mitra of CPI in independent India’s first election in 1951.
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