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Kolkata District, West Bengal
Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Kolkata. History Long before the British came to India, the ''zamindari'' (land lordship) of all lands from Barisha to Halisahar, in what is now mostly in the Kolkata (formerly called ''Kali Kshetra'', Land of Goddess Kali) area, were acquired by the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family from the Mughal emperor Jahangir. With the decline of the once flourishing Saptagram port, traders and businessmen, such as the Basaks, the Sheths and others, started venturing southwards and settled in or developed places such as Gobindapur. They set up a cotton and yarn market at Sutanuti. Chitpur was a weaving centre and Baranagar was another textile centre. Kalighat was a pilgrimage centre. Across the Hooghly, there were places such as Salkia and Betor. Kalikata was a lesser known place. While both Sutanuti and Gobindapur appear on old maps like Thomas Bowrey's of 1687 and ...
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List Of Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions— Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to addition of Purulia dis ...
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Ministry Of Minority Affairs
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is the ministry in the Government of India which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and created on 29 January 2006. It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and developmental programmes for the minority religious communities and minority linguistic communities in India, which include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians ( Parsis) and Jains notified as minority religious communities in The Gazette of India under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi assumed the office as a cabinet minister for Minority Affairs on 4 September 2017. He served as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs when Najma Heptulla was the cabinet minister. Following Najma Heptulla's resignation on 12 July 2016, Naqvi was assigned the Independent charge of the Ministry. The ministry is also involved with the linguistic minorities and of the office of the ...
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Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jorasanko Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 165 Jorasanko Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 22, 23, 25, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Jorasanko Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency) 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 r .... Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Ko ...
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Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Beleghata Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 164 Beleghata Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 57 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Beleghata Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency) Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on North East area of Kolkata in West Bengal. As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respec .... Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of K ...
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Entally (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Entally Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 163 Entally Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 54, 55, 56, 58 and 59 of Kolkata municipal corporation. Entally Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency) Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on North East area of Kolkata in West Bengal. As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respec .... Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Kolkata district ...
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Chowranghee (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Chowrangee Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 162 Chowrangee Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 62 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Chowrangee Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Prior to the 2009 Indian general election it was part of Calcutta South (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. Whi .... Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 By-election, 2014 A by-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA ...
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Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ballygunge Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 161 Ballygunge Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 of Kolkata municipal corporation. Ballygunge Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. While f .... Members of Legislative Assembly ^ by-poll Election results 2022 by-poll 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Kolkata district 1952 establishments in West Bengal Constituencies establ ...
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Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Rashbehari Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 93 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Before 2011, Rasbehari Assembly constituency was composed of the following: Ward Nos. 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Rashbehari Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. While f ... . Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 References {{West Bengal elections ...
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Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly Constituency
Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 159 Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77 and 82 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 By-Election 2021 2016 Bye-election, 2011 The bypoll to the Bhowanipore seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Trinamool Congress Subrata Bakshi resigned to make way for the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest. She had not contested the state assembly elections earlier. She had to become a member of the state assembly within six months of her assuming office as Chief Minister as per the rules of the Constitution of India The Constitution of Ind ...
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Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 133, 134 and 135 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. While f ... . Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel INC candidate. References {{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Kolkata distri ...
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List Of Constituencies Of The West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata (Calcutta)-the Capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. List of constituencies The constituencies in the West Bengal are as follows: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ... West Bengal-related lists ...
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Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on the northern parts of Kolkata in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency are in Kolkata district. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency and Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and a new one came into being: Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency. Legislative Assembly Segments Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 24) is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament For MPs from northern parts of Kolkata in previous years see Calcutta North East Lok Sabha constituency and Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency Election Results General election 2019 SourcSource General election 2014 ...
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