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Baranagar Assembly Constituency
Baranagar Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 113 Baranagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baranagar municipality and Ward Nos.17 to 20 of Kamarhati municipality. Baranagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2024 by-election 2021 In the 2021 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Parno Mitra of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP RSP may refer to: Music * RSP (band), a Japanese hip-hop and R&B group * Rubber Soul Project, a Serbian rock music band Business * Recognised Safety Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayantika Banerjee
Sayantika Banerjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has been praised by the critics for her acting and dance skills. In 2012 she was in the Bengali film '' Awara'', which was commercially successful. She joined All India Trinamool Congress, ahead of Assembly elections 2021 in West Bengal. She is elected as the MLA of Baranagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2024. Career Banerjee started her career with the dancing reality show ''Naach Doom Macha Ley''. Then she worked in films such as ''Target'', ''Hangover'' and ''Mone Pore Ajo Sei Din'', which did not do well at the box office. In 2012, she acted in ''Awara'' with Jeet, which got commercial success at the box office. In 2012, she acted in another film; ''Shooter''. In the review of the film, ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal. Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections. Alliances On the political left two alliances had emerged; the United Left Election Committee (an alliance between CPI, PSP, AIFB, MFB and RSP) and the United Left Front (comprising the SUCI(C), the BPI, the RPI and the Democratic Vanguard). A third alliance was the United Democratic People's Front, consisting of BJS, Hindu Mahasabha and RCPI. Results Alliance wise result The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1991. The election took place simultaneously with the 1991 Indian general election.''The Hindu''. The case against simultaneous polls' The term of the assembly elected in 1987 lasted until February 1992, but the Government of West Bengal, West Bengal Government asked the Election Commission of India to arrange the election at an earlier date. Parties contesting the election Left Front The campaign of the Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front focused on issues relating to secularism, communal harmony and the Mandal Commission. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), the dominant partner in the Left Front, opted to deny reelection to 23 incumbent legislators, including one minister (Abdul Bari). In total CPI(M) fielded 204 candidates, All India Forward Bloc, AIFB 34, Revolutionary Socialist Party (India), RSP 23, Communist Party of India, CPI 12, West Bengal Socialist Party, WBSP 4, Marxist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1987. The election was mainly a clash between the Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front led by Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and the Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress(I) led by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The former held the state government and the latter the national government. The election was won by the Left Front, for the third time in a row. Contestants Left Front The governing Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front denied tickets to 62 sitting legislators. In many cases CPI(M), the dominant force in the Left Front, was seeking to rejuvenate the legislature and fielded 35 student leaders as new candidates. The star campaigner of the Left Front was Chief Minister Jyoti Basu of CPI(M), who had pledged to visit all constituencies where CPI(M) had fielded candidates. During the campaign Basu claimed that the Delhi government discriminated against West Bengal in allocation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1982. The Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front, which had won the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, emerged victoriously. The Indian National Congress emerged as the main opposition party in the state, as the Janata Party was disintegrating. Background On 6 January 1982 the West Bengal government requested that assembly elections be held on 15 March 1982, due to the approaching Monsoon season starting in April. However, in the end the election was held in May 1982, parallel to state assembly elections in Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Parties and Alliances Left Front Ahead of the 1982 assembly elections, the Left Front had gained three new members; the Communist Party of India (CPI), the West Bengal Socialist Party (WBSP) and the Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra), Democratic Socialist Party (DSP). Some of the older, smaller Left Front constituents were unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Election Symbol Spade And Stoker
Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indigenous peoples of the Americas ** First Nations in Canada ** Native Americans in the United States ** Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean ** Indigenous languages of the Americas Places * Indian, West Virginia, U.S. * The Indians, an archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands Arts and entertainment Film * ''Indian'' (film series), a Tamil-language film series ** ''Indian'' (1996 film) * ''Indian'' (2001 film), a Hindi-language film Music * Indians (musician), Danish singer Søren Løkke Juul * "The Indian", an unreleased song by Basshunter * "Indian" (song), by Sturm und Drang, 2007 * "Indians" (song), by Anthrax, 1987 * Indians, a song by Gojira from the 2003 album '' The Link'' Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977. The polls took place after the ousting of Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre. The Left Front won a landslide victory. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet. The election finally put to rest, the decade-long political instability that had begun since 1967. Background After the Janata Party won the national parliamentary election in March 1977 the new government in Delhi opted to dissolve the assemblies in nine states where the Indian National Congress (R) had lost the parliamentary polls and call for fresh elections. West Bengal was one of these states. The Congress(R) opposed the dissolution of the assemblies, the incumbent West Bengal Congress(R) government petitioned the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court rejected the petition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee
Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Baranagar constituency in 1972 defeating Jyoti Basu by over 38,987 votes. He earlier used to be a campaigner for Jyoti Basu in earlier elections in Baranagar when the Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ... was undivided. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharjee, Shiba Pada Living people Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 1936 births 2010 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal on March 11, 1972. Background The election was the 4th assembly election in West Bengal within six years. In the previous assembly election held last year, Ajoy Mukherjee of Bangla Congress became the chief minister with support of the INC(R) & the United Left Democratic Front (an alliance of CPI, AIFB, SSP rebels, PSP, BPI - Barada Mukutmoni faction, RCPI - Anadi Das faction & AIGL). President's Rule had been introduced on 29 June 1971 due to fallout of the Congress(R) (with which the Bangla Congress had merged) with the ULDF. Contenders There were two main fronts in the election; the alliance between the Congress(R) and CPI and the alliance led by CPI(M). The Congress(R)-CPI alliance was known as the Progressive Democratic Alliance. The PDA had a seven-point programme. At the time of the election Indira Gandhi's popularity peaked, with the victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War and elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1971. The assembly election was held alongside the 1971 Indian general election. Parties and coalitions Ahead of the 1971 election the map of party coalitions was redrawn. The United Front had split into two after the resignation of its Chief Minister. The United Left Front, also known as the Six-Party Coalition, was led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and included the Revolutionary Communist Party of India ( Sudhindranath Kumar group), the Biplobi Bangla Congress, the Bolshevik Party of India (Nepal Bhattacharya group), the Workers Party of India and the Marxist Forward Bloc. The United Left Democratic Front, also known as the Eight-Party Coalition, was led by the Communist Party of India and included the All India Forward Bloc, the Socialist Unity Centre of India, the All India Gorkha League, the Bolshevik Party of India ( Barada Mukutmoni group), the RCPI (Anadi Das group), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in February 1969 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. United Front formed the government with Ajoy Mukherjee as the Chief Minister. United Front won a landslide 214 seats and 49.7% of the votes. Background In the previous assembly election, the Indian National Congress was defeated due to unpopularity of state PCC chief Bijoy Singh Nahar's autocratic style of functioning & chief minister Prafulla Chandra Sen's unpopular decision of implementing food rationing in the state to handle the food crisis caused by famine in the state. The first non-Congress government was formed on 1 March 1967 with Ajoy Mukherjee of Bangla Congress from the United Front (also consisting of CPI, AIFB & BPI) as the chief-minister & Jyoti Basu of CPI(M) from the United Left Front (also consisting of RSP, SUCI(C), SSP, MFB, WPI & RCPI) as the deputy chief minister. However, the coalition government soon fell apart d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six List of political parties in India#National parties, national parties of India. The party was founded through 1964 split in the Communist Party of India, a splitting from the Communist Party of India in 1964; it quickly became the dominant faction. The 34 years of Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal, CPI(M)-led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front rule in West Bengal was the longest-serving democratically elected communist-led government in the world. It emerged as the third largest party of the Parliament of India, parliament in 2004 Indian general election, 2004 national election. Presently, CPI(M) is a part of ruling alliances in two states - the Left Democratic Front, LDF in Kerala, which it lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
