Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency  (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency ) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha  (parliamentary) constituencies in India . The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata  in West Bengal . While four of the seven legislative assembly segments on No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency are in Kolkata district , three are in South 24 Parganas district . 
Considered to be a bastion of the Trinamool Congress , it has been won by the party since its formation in 1998. Prior to it, the seat was a stronghold of Indian National Congress . TMC's founder and current chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee  was the longest holder of the seat. 
 
Assembly segments  Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal  – 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin , 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hoghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31. Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. BirbhumAs per order of the Delimitation Commission  in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies  in the West Bengal , Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following legislative assembly segments from 2009:[ 2] 
  
Members of Parliament   ^By-Poll 
 
Election results  
General election 2024   
General election 2019   
General election 2014   
Bye election 2011  A bye election was held in this constituency in 2011 which was necessitated by the resignation of sitting MP Mamata Banerjee and her subsequent election to the State Assembly from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency . In the by-election, Subrata Bakshi  of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ritabrata Banerjee  of CPI(M) by 2,30,099 votes. 
  
General election 2009   
General election 2004   
General election 1999   
General election 1998   
General election 1996   
General election 1991   
General election 1989   
General election 1984   
General election 1980   
General elections 1951-2014  Calcutta South constituency came into existence in 1967. However, different constituencies existed in the area. Results of such constituencies are also included here. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:  
    Year   Constituency   Voters   Voter Turnout   Winner   %   Party   Runners up   %   Party     1951   Calcutta South East   144,065   37.91   Ashim Krishna Dutt   51.11   INC  Bankim Chandra Bhattacharyya   27.37   Independent[ 3]     144,614   37.91   Syama Prasad Mookerjee  44.97   BJS  Mriganka Mohan Sur  30.46   INC[ 3]     1957   Calcutta East   188,647   46.73   Biren Roy   50.33   IND.  Ashim Krishna Dutt   43.68   INC[ 4]     228,712   46.0   Sadhan Chandra Gupta   62.68   CPI  Ranadeb Chowdhury   35.47   INC[ 4]     1967   320,419   68.03   Ranendra Nath Sen   56.88   CPI   Sailendra Nath Mukherjee   43.12   INC[ 5]     1967   Calcutta South   317,171   62.60   Ganesh Ghosh  50.28   CPI(M)  B. B. Ghosh   37.58   INC[ 6]     1971   296,088   59.00   Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi  50.65   INC   Ganesh Ghosh  42.95   CPI(M)[ 7]     1977   398,560   60.92   Dilip Chakravarty   58.08   JP  Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi  40.59   INC[ 8]     1980   472,700   61.54   Satya Sadhan Chakrabarty   46.09   CPI(M)   Bhola Nath Sen   38.09   INC(I)[ 9]     1984   582,370   72.52   Bhola Nath Sen   56.93   INC   Satya Sadhan Chakrabarty   41.34   CPI(M)[ 10]     1989   740,080   73.02   Biplab Dasgupta  50.07   CPI(M)   Bhola Nath Sen   46.61   INC[ 11]     1991   714,400   68.5   Mamata Banerjee  52.46   INC   Biplab Dasgupta   39.1   CPI(M)[ 12]     1996   852,460   73.02   Mamata Banerjee   52.51   INC   Bharati Mukherjee   40.54   CPI(M)[ 13]     1998   877,430   74.44   Mamata Banerjee   59.37   AITC  Prasanta Sur  32.95   CPI(M)[ 14]     1999   805,270   66.96   Mamata Banerjee   58.26   AITC   Subhankar Chakraborty   31.68   CPI(M)[ 15]     2004   772,740   70.46   Mamata Banerjee   50.93   AITC   Rabin Deb  38.19   CPI(M)[ 16]     2009   Kolkata Dakshin   1,007,225   66.89   Mamata Banerjee   57.19   AITC   Rabin Deb   35.39   CPI(M)[ 17]     2011   824,136   52.82   Subrata Bakshi  62.70   AITC   Ritabrata Banerjee  34.78   CPI(M)[ 17]     2014   11,67,986   69.30   Subrata Bakshi   36.95   AITC   Tathagata Roy  25.28   BJP [ 19]   
 
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References    ^ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014" . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June  2014 .^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18"  (PDF) . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May  2009 .^ a b c   "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b   "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b   "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b   "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b   "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ a b c   "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May  2014 .^ "Trinamool Congress retains Kolkata South by record margin" . The Hindu . The Hindu, 4 December 2011. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June  2016 .^ a b   "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"  (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June  2016 .^ "TMC's Mala Roy Wins Against Chandra Bose in Kolkata Dakshin" . News18. Retrieved 16 February  2019 .^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2523.htm  ^ http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2523.htm?ac=23     
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