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Barasat Assembly Constituency
Barasat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 119 Barasat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barasat municipality and Chhota Jagulia gram panchayat of Barasat I community development block, Barasat Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 In the 2011 election, Chiranjeet of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sanjib Chatterjee of Forward Bloc. .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dr. Bithika Mondal of Forward Bloc won the Barasat assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiranjeet Chakraborty
Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1950), known professionally as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. He was born on 2 November 1955 in Kolkata. He has been conferred upon the prestigious ''Mahanayak Samman'' by the Govt. of West Bengal in 2012. He made his debut with the 1981 film ''Sonay Sohaga''. It was a box office failure. He gained popularity after starring in Anjan Choudhury's 1984 film ''Shotru''. His first hit in a lead role was the 1985 film ''Antarale''. After that, he had a series of hits in his career like '' Pratikar'', ''Paapi'', ''Paap Punyo'', ''Beder Meye Josna'', ''Amarkantak'', ''Jibon Joubon'', ''Bhoy'', ''Shaitan'', ''Pennam Kolkata'', ''Beads'', ''Tridhara'', ''Jiban Yoddha'', ''Phiriye Dao'', ''Agnitrishna'', ''Shakti' ... [...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] |
2006 West Bengal State Assembly Election
Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, and, thanks to the Indian voting machines, electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the end of the day. The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front won the election with an overwhelming majority. The previous government, formed by the Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front and led by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, completed its full five-year term in office following its coming to power in 2001. The Left Front had been ruling the state of West Bengal for the last three decades, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government. Election schedule Seat Allotment Results The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 West Bengal State Assembly Election
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly. In a very high voltage election, a voter turnout of over 84% was recorded, the highest ever in the history of Bengal so far. The Trinamool Congress led United Progressive Alliance won an absolute majority of seats in the state in a historic win marking the end of 34-year rule of Left Front, the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world, a fact that was noted by international media. Notably, the incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lost even his Jadavpur seat to Trinamool's Manish Gupta, which was considered to be an electoral bastion of the CPI(M). Bhattacharjee became the 2nd Chief minister of the state to lose from his own seat, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 West Bengal State Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 294 seats of the ''Vidhan Sabha'' in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was re-elected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days. The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected red corridor areas with two polling dates: 4 April and 11 April. The other phases were held on 17, 21, 25, 30 April and 5 May. The result of the election was declared on 19 May. In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. Background In the previous assembly election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. During 2011 election, the main theme of TM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
None Of The Above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on referendum, ballot questions. It must be contrasted with "abstention", in which a voter does not cast a ballot. Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria („Не подкрепям никого“, "I don't support anyone"), Colombia (), France (''vote blanc'', "blank vote"), Greece (, blank), India ("None of the above"), Indonesia (, "empty box"), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Peru, Spain (, "blank vote"), Uruguay, and the U.S. state of Nevada (None of These Candidates). Russia had such an option ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 294 seats of the ''Vidhan Sabha'' in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was re-elected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days. The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected red corridor areas with two polling dates: 4 April and 11 April. The other phases were held on 17, 21, 25, 30 April and 5 May. The result of the election was declared on 19 May. In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. Background In the previous assembly election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. During 2011 election, the main theme of TM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha, all the 294 seats of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Assembly. In a very high voltage election, a voter turnout of over 84% was recorded, the highest ever in the history of Bengal so far. The Trinamool Congress led United Progressive Alliance won an absolute majority of seats in the state in a historic win marking the end of 34-year rule of Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front, the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world, a fact that was noted by international media. Notably, the incumbent List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lost even his Jadavpur Assembly constituency, Jadavpur s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, and, thanks to the Indian voting machines, electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the end of the day. The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front won the election with an overwhelming majority. The previous government, formed by the Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front and led by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, completed its full five-year term in office following its coming to power in 2001. The Left Front had been ruling the state of West Bengal for the last three decades, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government. Election schedule Seat Allotment Results The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2001 to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Seat Allotment Results Left Front led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 196 seats, a majority. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was reelected as Chief Minister. Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress, took charge as Leader of the Opposition. For the first time since 1971, no single party won a majority. This was also the first time since its landslide victory in 1977, that the ruling CPI(M) failed to win a majority on its own. As of 2022, this was also the last time that no single party won an outright majority. , - align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable", !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center, Political Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , No. of candidates !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , No. of elected !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Number of Vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1967 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee won majority of seats in the election, and formed the first non-Congress government of the state. Results !colspan=10, , - !colspan=2, Party !Candidates !Seats !Votes !Vote% !Seat change , - ! , 280, , 127, , 5,207,930, , 41.13%, , 30 , - ! , 135, , 43, , 2,293,026, , 18.11%, , 43 , - ! , 80, , 34, , 1,286,028, , 10.16%, , 34 , - ! , 62, , 16, , 827,196, , 6.53%, , 34 , - ! , 42, , 13, , 561,148, , 4.43%, , , - ! , 26, , 7, , 269,234, , 2.13%, , 7 , - ! , 26, , 7, , 238,694, , 1.88%, , 2 , - ! , 58, , 1, , 167,934, , 1.33%, , 1 , - ! , 21, , 1, , 102,576, , 0.81%, , 1 , - ! , 327, , 31, , 1,708,011, , 13.49%, , 20 , - !colspan=2, Total , 1058 , 280 , 12,663,030 , , , - Elected members Post-Poll Alliance United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee formed the Government. United Front was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Krishna Dutt
Ashok Krishna Dutt (born 21 November 1928) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dum Dum in 1977 defeating Communist leader Indrajit Gupta. He was a Solicitor and Advocate and practiced in the Calcutta High Court. He was arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act during Emergency An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening .... He was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly from Barasat constituency in 1962 defeating Forward Bloc leader Chitta Basu. References External links Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website 1928 births Possibly living people West Bengal MLAs 1962–1967 India MPs 1977–1979 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Politicians from North 24 Pargana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
