Behala Purba Assembly constituency (earlier known as Behala East Assembly constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Behala Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 153 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Behala Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 308,157 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Behala Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
- Ward Nos. 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 142, 143 and 144 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
| Borough | Ward No. | Councillor | 2021 Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIII | 115 | Ratna Sur | Trinamool Congress | |
| 116 | Krishna Singh | |||
| 117 | Amit Singh | |||
| 120 | Susanta Ghosh | |||
| XIV | 121 | Rupak Ganguly | ||
| XIII | 122 | Soma Chakraborty | ||
| XVI | 123 | Sudip Polley | ||
| 124 | Rajib Kumar Das | |||
| 142 | Raghunath Patra | |||
| 143 | Christina Biswas | |||
| 144 | Shefali Pramanik | |||
Behala Purba Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behala[a] | |||
| 1952 | Biren Roy | All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) | |
| 1957 | Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | |||
| Behala East[b] | |||
| 1967 | Niranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Indrajit Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Niranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Kumkum Chakraborti | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Parash Dutta | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Kumkum Chakraborti | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Behala Purba[c] | |||
Behala Purba (since 2011)
edit| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) | Tenure in office | Political Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Sovan Chaterjee | 20 May 2011 | 8 May 2021 | 9 years, 353 days | Trinamool Congress | 2011 |
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Ratna Chaterjee | 8 May 2021 | 7 May 2026[d] | 4 years, 364 days | 2021 | |
| 3 |  |
Sankar Sikder (born 1979) |
13 May 2026[e] | Incumbent | 152 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2026 |
Election results
edit2026
editIn the 2026 elections, Sankar Sikder of the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated his nearest rival Subhasish Chakraborty of the TMC by 25,137 votes and by 10.72% of votes ending the 15- year rule of TMC in the constituency. The BJP gained 16.07% votes whereas the TMC lost 11.51% votes as compared to the 2021 elections. The CPI (M) lose -4.23% votes as compared to the 2021 elections by scoring just 9.37% of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sankar Sikder | 115,502 | 49.22 | +16.07 | |
| AITC | Subhasish Chakraborty | 90,365 | 38.50 | −11.51 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr Nilay Majumdar | 21,991 | 9.37 | −4.23 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,635 | 0.7 | −0.58 | |
| Majority | 25,137 | 10.72 | −6.14 | ||
| Turnout | 234,687 | 90.31 | +18.34 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ratna Chatterjee | 110,968 | 50.01 | ||
| BJP | Payel Sarkar | 73,540 | 33.15 | ||
| CPI(M) | Samita Har Chowdhury | 30,172 | 13.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,835 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 37,428 | 16.86 | |||
| Turnout | 221,872 | 71.97 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovan Chatterjee | 96,621 | 47.33 | ||
| Independent | Ambikesh Mahapatra | 72,327 | 35.43 | ||
| BJP | Chandra Bhan Singh | 21,854 | 10.71 | ||
| SS | Sumit Banerjee | 3,649 | 1.79 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the above | 3,919 | 1.92 | ||
| Majority | 24,294 | 11.90 | |||
| Turnout | 2,05,294 | 73.83 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn 2011 Sovan Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kumkum Chakraborty of CPI(M),
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovan Chatterjee | 1,16,709 | 60.28 | +14.33 | |
| CPI(M) | Kumkum Chakraborty | 68,536 | 35.40 | −15.33 | |
| BJP | A. Biswajit Naidu | 3,692 | 1.91 | ||
| BSP | Indrajit Kumar Halder | 1,170 | 0.60 | ||
| IND | Tarun Kanti Das | 1,131 | 0.58 | ||
| Majority | 48,173 | 24.88 | |||
| Turnout | 1,94,208 | 79.79 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 30.50# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Kumkum Chakraborti of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the Behala East assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sovan Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Parash Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated Kumkum Chakraborti of CPI(M) in 2001.[7] Kumkum Chakraborti of CPI(M) defeated Sonali Guha of Congress in 1996,[8] and Sailen Dasgupta of Congress in 1991.[9] Niranjan Mukherjeee of CPI(M) defeated Debashis Bhattacharya of Congress in 1987,[10] Balaram Goswami of Congress in 1982,[11] and Indrajit Mazumdar of Congress in 1977.[12][13]
1972
editIndrajit Majumdar of Congress won the Behala East seat in 1972.[14] Niranjan Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[15] 1969[16] and 1967.[17] Prior to that Behala was a single seat. Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay of CPI won the Behala seat in 1962[18] and 1957.[19] In independent India's first election in 1952,[20] Biren Roy of Forward Bloc (RG) won the Behala seat.
References
editNotes
edit- ↑ The two present - day Constituencies; Behala Purba and Behala Paschim was undivided and therefore had 1 MLA at a time.
- ↑ The constituency was bifurcated into two constituencies. One was named Behala East (this one) and the other one was named Behala West. Since then two separate MLAs rule the two constituencies.
- ↑ The constituency was renamed as Behala Purba whereas the Behala West Assembly Constituency was renamed as Behala West.
- ↑ Contested the 2026 in Behala Paschim, but lost to Indranil Khan
- ↑ Position was vacant from 7 May 2026 to 13 May 2026
Citations
edit- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "112 – Behala East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.