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. Birbhum As 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]
See also
Notes
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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