Berhampore (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Berhampore) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Baharampur in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 10 Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district. Assembly segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 10 Baharampur is composed of the following Vidhan Sabha, assembly segments from 2009: In 2004 Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Naoda Assembly constituency, Naoda (assembly constituency no. 61), Baharampur Assembly constituency, Berhampore (assembly constituency no. 63), Beldanga Assembly constituency, Beldanga (assembly constituency no. 64), Kandi Assembly constituency, Kandi (assembly constituency no. 65), Burwan Assembly constituency, Barwan (assembly constituency no. 67), Bhara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the Federated state, state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a List of Indian National Congress breakaway parties, breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress and rapidly rose to prominence in the politics of West Bengal under her leadership. Presently, it is ruling the state of West Bengal beside being the third-largest party in India in terms of number of Member of Parliament (India), MPs just after the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP and Indian National Congress, INC. The party won a historic victory in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election by defeating the 34-year-long Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front rule, world's longest democratically elected communist government. It has won a three-time majority in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and has been the ruling party in West Ben ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delimitation Commission
The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on the last census. The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of the 2001 census under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 2002. The Commission is an independent body whose orders cannot be challenged in any court of law. The orders are laid before the Lok Sabha and the respective State Legislative Assemblies. However, modifications are not permitted. The next delimitation can not be held before 2026. History Delimitation commissions have been set up four times in the past — 1953, 1962, 1972 and 2002 — under Delimitation Commission Acts of 1952, 1962, 1972 and 2002. The union government had suspended delimitation in 1976 until after the 2001 census so that states' family planning programs would ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress easily won a second term in power, taking 371 of the 494 seats. They gained an extra seven seats (the size of the Lok Sabha had been increased by five) and their vote share increased from 45% to 48%. The INC received nearly five times more votes than the Communist Party, the second largest party. In addition, 19% of the vote and 42 seats went to independent candidates, the highest of any Indian general election. Electoral system There were 494 seats elected using first past the post voting. Out of the 403 constituencies, 91 elected two members, while the remaining 312 elected a single member. The multi-seat constituencies were abolished before the next election. The elections were overseen by Sukumar Sen, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tridib Chaudhuri
Tridib Chaudhuri (12 December 1911 – 11 May 1997) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist. He was a leader and founder of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and a member of Lok Sabha from Baharampur in West Bengal in India. He was the joint opposition candidate for 1974 Indian presidential election and became the first Bengali to participate in the presidential election in India. He was member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1984 and a member of Rajya Sabha from 1987 to 1997 until his death. He had participated in Goa Liberation Movement. He was one of the founders of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He passed his BA examination in 1933 and subsequently MA in economics from the University of Calcutta as an external candidate from jail, when he was imprisoned for sedition against the colonial rule. Lok Sabha experience Tridib Chaudhuri was present in seven Lok Sabhas. • 1st Lok Sabha • 2nd Lok Sabha • 3rd Lok Sabha • 4th Lok Sabha • 5th Lok S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1951–52 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947. Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Elections to most of the state legislatures were held simultaneously. The elections were conducted under the provisions of the constitution adopted on 26 November 1949. After the adoption of the constitution, the Constituent Assembly continued to act as the interim parliament, while an interim cabinet was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. An Election Commission was created in 1949 and in March 1950 Sukumar Sen was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner. A month later parliament passed the Representation of the People Act which set out how the elections for parliament and state legislatures would be conducted. The 489 elected seats of the Lok Sabha were allotted across 401 constituencies in 25 states. There were 314 constit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ketugram Assembly Constituency
Ketugram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission No. 271 Ketugram assembly constituency covers Ketugram I and Ketugram II blocks and Koshigram and Srikhanda gram panchayats of Katwa I block. Ketugram (SC) assembly constituency was earlier a part of Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Ketugram assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together. 1977-2006 Tamal Chandra Majhi of CPI(M) won the Ketugram (SC) assembly seat defeating Amar Ram of Congress in 2006 and 2001, and Narayan Chandra Poddar of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sahina Mumtaz Begum
Sahina Mumtaz Begum is an Indian politician. In 2019 she was elected as MLA of Naoda Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She is a politician from Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the Federated state, state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a Lis .... She is Nasiruddin Khan's daughter-in-law. References Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian women politicians West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from Murshidabad district {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Subrata Maitra (politician)
Subrata Maitra (Kanchan) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat ... from Berhampore (constituency). He defeated Naru Gopal Mukherjee of AITC by 26,852 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. This was the first time after India's Independence that a BJP leader is holding MLA Position from Berhampore seat in Vidhan Sabha Election. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from Murshidabad district Krishnath College alumni {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hasanuzzaman Sk
Hasanuzzaman Sheikh () is a Trinamool Congress politician from West Bengal. Early life and family Hasanuzzaman was born in to a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikh family in Beldanga, Murshidabad district. He is the son of late Abdul Matin Sheikh. Career He is a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2021, representing Beldanga Assembly constituency as a member of the Trinamool Congress. See also * 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election * West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat ... References Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 1974 births Politicians from Murshidabad district Bengali Muslims {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rabiul Alam Chowdhury
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury is an Indian politician belonging to All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f .... He served as MLA of Rejinagar from 2013. His home town is Beldanga. References Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 Year of birth missing (living people) West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from Murshidabad district Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Humayun Kabir (Bharatpur Politician)
Humayun Kabir (born 3 January 1963) is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who is a member of the West Bengal Assembly (MLA) from Bharatpur constituency since 2021. A member of Trinamool Congress, he also served as cabinet minister during First Banerjee Ministry. During his career as Congress, he served as MLA at Rejinagar from 2011 until his resignation in 2012. Career In 2015, he was expelled from Trinamool for 6 years for doing anti-party activities. He contested as an independent candidate in 2016 elections to retain his Rejinagar seat from his predecessor Rabiul Chowdhury but lost. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018 and contested from Murshidabad seat during 2019 Indian general elections but lost to TMC. After completing six years of expulsion, he rejoined TMC and won as MLA from Bharatpur seat. Controversies While campaigning for the 2024 Indian general election General elections were held in Elections in India, India from 2024 elections in India, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apurba Sarkar
Apurba Sarkar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat ... from Kandi constituency. He is ex President of NBSTC (North Bengal State Transport Corporation). References West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Living people 1964 births West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal Politicians from Murshidabad district {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |