Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 154 Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

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, 119, 125,

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, 129, 130, 131 and

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of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Behala Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 23

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. Behala West was earlier part of

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Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

In the 2021 elections,

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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+

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vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anupam Deb Sarkar of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2006

In the 2006 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Niranjan Chatterjee of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on BJP+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1952-1972

Biswanath Chakraborty of CPI won in 1972. Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that Behala was a single seat. Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay of CPI won the Behala seat in

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and

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. In independent India's first election in 1952, Biren Roy of Forward Bloc (RG) won the Behala seat.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 Partha Chatterjee of

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won the Behala West assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Niranjan Mukherjee of

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in 2006 and Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirmal Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Kumud Bhattacharya of

in 1996, and Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1991. Rabin Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Lakshmi Kanta Basu of Congress in 1987, Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of Congress in 1982 and Subodh Chandra Das of Congress in 1977.

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