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Behala
Behala is a locality of South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. It is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and is divided into two Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Behala Paschim and Behala Purba. Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur, Haridevpur and Sarsuna police stations serve this area under the South West Division of Kolkata Police also known as Behala Division (The division comprises Behala, Sarsuna, Haridevpur, Thakurpukur, Parnasree and Taratola). Behala is one of the oldest residential areas of the city. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury's, one of the oldest zamindar families of western Bengal and the trustee of Kalighat Kali Temple lives here. It is also home to Sourav Ganguly, former Indian national cricket captain and Sovan Chatterjee, the former Mayor of Kolkata. The Durga Puja celebration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 154 Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 118, 119, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). Behala West was earlier part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress, defeated his nearest rival, Srabanti Chatterjee of BJP 2016 In the 2016 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kaustav Chatterjee of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behala Purba (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Behala Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 153 Behala Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 142, 143 and 144 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Behala Purba Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin. Behala East was earlier part of Jadavpur. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 In 2011 Sovan Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kumkum Chakraborty of CPI(M), .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Kumkum Chakraborti of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the Behala East assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sovan Chatterjee of Trinamool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnasree
Parnasree Pally is an upscale locality of Behala in southern Kolkata, India. It was included in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 1985. Translated to English the name means "beauty of the leaves". It was earlier known as Halderbagan (The Halders were probably the priests of Sabarna Roy Chowdhury family). The name Parnasree (Beauty of the Leaves) was coined by Late Asoke Ratan Mazumder when he became the member of the Co Operative Society formed for the rehabilitation of Refugees during Partition of India in 1947. Formation of Parnasree Palli In 1941 as war preparation began in India for Japanese invasion, a land locally known as Halder Bagan was acquired by the then government for building an air strip. One "Anti Air Craft" Gun was also installed there. After war was over this land was taken over by central Govt and handed over partly to Calcutta Port Trust and partly to local government. After Independence Dr. B.C.Roy (Bidhan Chandra Roy - the first Chief Minister of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnasree Pally
Parnasree Pally is an upscale locality of Behala in southern Kolkata, India. It was included in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 1985. Translated to English the name means "beauty of the leaves". It was earlier known as Halderbagan (The Halders were probably the priests of Sabarna Roy Chowdhury family). The name Parnasree (Beauty of the Leaves) was coined by Late Asoke Ratan Mazumder when he became the member of the Co Operative Society formed for the rehabilitation of Refugees during Partition of India in 1947. Formation of Parnasree Palli In 1941 as war preparation began in India for Japanese invasion, a land locally known as Halder Bagan was acquired by the then government for building an air strip. One "Anti Air Craft" Gun was also installed there. After war was over this land was taken over by central Govt and handed over partly to Calcutta Port Trust and partly to local government. After Independence Dr. B.C.Roy (Bidhan Chandra Roy - the first Chief Minister of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarsuna
Sarsuna is a neighborhood in South West Kolkata. It is a part of the greater Behala region and can be reached via Chowrasta or through Barisha. It is a predominantly Bengali neighborhood, though its fast becoming a cosmopolitan place. It is bordered by Barisha in the east and Maheshtala to the west. History Behala was once a part of the Sunderbans. The history of Barisha dated back to the Pala Era. In the 12th century, Barisha was a small village of farmers, fishermen and honey-gathers when a Kulin Kayastha named Dhananjay Mitra settled here. During the reign of Akbar Barisha came under the lordship of Basanta Roy who set up his capital at modern-day Sarsuna. Roy’s nephew and the king of Jessore Pratapaditya murdered him and incorporated Barisha with his kingdom. After the Mughals defeated Pratapaditya, Laksmikanta Majumdar of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family was given jagirdari of a vast tract of land by Raja Man Singh in 1608. The three villages of Sutanuti, Govindapur and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behala Chowrasta Metro Station
Behala Chowrasta is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 3. It is an elevated station, and will have side platforms. It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022. History Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station. Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30th December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakurpukur
Thakurpukur is a region of South West Kolkata in Behala area of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is majorly a residential region. It has been rapidly developed in the last 20 years and what was a jungle before is now an urban agglomeration in Kolkata's South. Thakurpukur was also under the Barisha area of Sabarna Roy Choudhury's zamindari era. Administration Police district Thakurpukur police station is part of the South West division(Behala Division) of Kolkata Police. It is located at 123/117, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata-700063. Behala Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South West division i.e. Sarsuna, Taratala, Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur, and Haridevpur. Jadavpur, ''Thakurpukur'', Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial, and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except for Metiabruz, all the police stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behala Bazar Metro Station
Behala Bazar is a metro station of the Kolkata Metro. The station is located in Behala Bazar. The station is one of the 6 stations on the first phase of the Kolkata Metro's Purple Line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022. History Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station. Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30th December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haridevpur
Haridevpur is a region of South Kolkata of the state of West Bengal, India. The area is situated off the Mahatma Gandhi Road and is a part of Behala Purba and Tollygunge assembly constituency. Geography Haridevpur borders Thakurpukur and Joka in West, Tollygunge in East, Behala and New Alipore in North, Greater Bansdroni and Nepalgunge in south. Police district Haridevpur police station is part of the South West division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 559 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata-700082. Behala Women police station, located at the same address as above, covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the South West division i.e. Sarsuna, Taratala, Behala, Parnasree, Thakurpukur and Haridevpur. Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and Kasba police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakshin Behala
Dakshin Behala is a locality in South West kolkata in Behala area. It is under Kolkata Municipal Corporation and under Kolkata Police Jurisdiction. Location Dakshin Behala borders Bakultala to the north and Anandanagar colony H Block to the south. Administration The area is under the jurisdiction of Thakurpukur Police Station and Sarsuna Police Station of South West Division (Behala Division) of Kolkata Police. The area is under 125 and 126 number ward of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation (abbreviated KMC; also Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, ' .... Transportation Bus *M7C=Sasthir More - Howrah Station Auto Rickshaw *Chandra Pally - Silpara *Anandanagar - Thakurpukur *Khudiram Pally - Thakurpukur References Neighbourhoods in Kolkata {{Kolkata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 four of the seven legislative assembly segments on No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency are in Kolkata district, three are in South 24 Parganas district. Legislative Assembly Segments After the implementation of the order of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency no. 23, Kolkata Dakshin is composed of the following legislative assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election Results General election 2019 SourcSource General election 2014 Bye election 2011 A bye election was held in this constituency in 2011 which was necessitated by the resignation of sitting MP Mamata Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisha, India
Barisha is a residential and very old locality of Kolkata (Calcutta) in West Bengal, India. It is under Behala area and divided as Paschim Barisha and Purba Barisha. Location Barisha is situated in the southwest of Kolkata about from the city centre Esplanade. The Barisha area is composed of Behala Chowrasta, Janakalyan, Silpara, Sakherbazar and Thakurpukur. The area borders Behala towards north, Joka towards south, Sarsuna and Dakshin Behala toward West, and Haridevpur, Siriti, Tollygunge towards east. See also * History of Kolkata Kolkata ( formerly known as Calcutta) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Bhagirathi-Hooghly (Ganga). The city was a colonial city developed by the East India Comp ... References External links Sabarna Prithivi - The Official website of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury Paribar Parishad* {{Kolkata neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Kolkata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
