Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 171 Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 17 to 20, 24 to 34, 36, 37 and 42 of

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 ...

. Howrah Madhya 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

2016

2011

In the 2011 election, Aroop Roy (Apu) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Arup Ray(Tukun)of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Arup Ray of

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won the Howrah Central assembly seat defeating his nearest rival

Ambica Banerjee Ambica Banerjee (28 August 1928 – 25 April 2013) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He was elected as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Banerjee was born in 1928 to Shri Anilmohon Banerjee and Shyama Devi i ...

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 state assembly elections, Ambica Banerjee of Trinamool Congress/

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defeated Subir Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 2001, Sureswar Dutta of

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in 1996 and 1991, Sankar Mondol, Independent, in 1987, and

Sudhindranath Kumar Sudhindranath Kumar (1918-1984) was an Indian politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Party of India. He served as general secretary of the party 1960–1984, represented Howrah Central constituency in the West Bengal Legislative As ...

in 1982. Sudhindranath Kumar,

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, defeated Sukumar Banerjee of

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in 1977.

1967-1972

Mrityunjoy Banerjee of Congress won in 1972. Sudhindranath Kumar of RCPI won in 1971, Anadi Das of RCPI won in 1969. D. Mitra of Congress won in 1967.

1951-1962

During the period Howrah had four Vidhan Sabha constituencies.

Howrah North

Saila Mukherjee of Congress won in

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. Samar Mukhopadhyay of CPI won in

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. Biren Banerjee of CPI won in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Howrah West

Anadi Dass, Independent, won in 1962. Bankim Chandra Kar of Congress won in 1957 and 1951.

Howrah East

Bejoy Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1962. Beni Chandra Dutta of Congress won in 1957. Saila Kumar Mukhopdhyay of Congress won in 1951. For results of Howrah South constituency see Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency

References

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