Bally Assembly constituency is an
assembly constituency in
Howrah district
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in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 169 Bally Assembly constituency is composed of
Bally Municipality
Bally Municipality is the body responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the town of Bally, West Bengal, India. Bally is a Municipality city in district of Howrah, West Bengal. The Bally city is divided into 35 wards for w ...
which is merged with
Howrah Municipal Corporation
Howrah Municipal Corporation (abbreviated as HMC) is the local government of the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the second largest municipal corporation and urban area in the state. This civic administrative body administers an area ...
now.
Bally Assembly constituency is part of No. 25
Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)
Howrah Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centeres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency are in Howrah dist ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
In the 2021 election, Dr. Rana Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Baishali Dalmiya of BJP.
2016
In the 2016 election, Baishali Dalmiya of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Saumendranath Bera of CPI(M).
2011
In the 2011 election, Sultan Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kanika Ganguly of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.
2006
In the 2006 election, Kanika Ganguly of
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...
defeated her nearest rival Rekha Raut of
AITC.
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2001
In the 2001 election, Kanika Ganguly of
CPI(M)
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defeated her nearest rival Supriyo Basu of
INC.
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.
1977-2006
In the
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
,
[ 2001][ and 1996][ state assembly elections, Kanika Ganguly of ]CPI(M)
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won the Bally assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals, Rekha Raut of Trinamool Congress
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in 2006, Supriyo Basu of Congress
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in 2001 and Bani Kumar Singha of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Patit Paban Pathak of CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...
defeated Supriyo Basu of Congress in 1991.[ Supriyo Basu of Congress defeated Patit Paban Pathak of CPI(M) in 1987.][ Patit Paban Pathak defeated Bani Kumar Singha of Congress in 1982][ and Ganesh Pathak of Congress in 1977.]
1951-1971
Bhabani Shankar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. Patit Paban Pathak of CPI(M) won in 1971[ and 1969.][ S.N.Mukherjee of Congress won in 1967.][ Shankar Lal Mukherjee of Congress won in ]1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
.[ Monilal Basu of Congress won in ]1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
.[ In independent India's first election in 1951, Ratan Moni Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Bally seat.][
]
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Howrah district
1951 establishments in West Bengal
Constituencies established in 1951