Dhakuria Assembly constituency


Dhakuria Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of South [24 Parganas district] in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Dhakuria Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.
It was part of Kolkata Dakshin .
Before 2011, Dhakuria Assembly constituency was composed of the following: Ward Nos. 91, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|91], 92, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|92], 93, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|93], 96, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|96], 99, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|99], 100, Kolkata Municipal Corporation|100] of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Currently it is a part of Kasba, [West Bengal Assembly constituency]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

1977-2006

In the 2006 [West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections], Kshiti Goswami of Revolutionary [Socialist Party |RSP] won the 151 Dhakuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sougata Roy of All [India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]. Sougata Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated, Kshiti Goswami of RSP in 2001. Kshiti Goswami of RSP defeated Sukhendu Sekhar Roy of Congress in 1996 and Jatin Chakraborty, Independent, in 1991. Jatin Chakraborty of RSP defeated Shankar Kanti Bhowmick of Congress in 1987, Tushar Kanti Dasgupta of Congress in 1982 and Arabinda Prasad Dasgupta of Congress in 1977.

1967-1972

Somnath Lahiri of CPI won the Dhakuria seat in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to the seat did not exist.