Bhabanipur (archaic spelling Bhowanipore) is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 159 Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 63, 70 to 74, 77 and 82 of Kolkata municipal corporation.

Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).

2011 Bye election

The bypoll to the Bhowanipore seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Trinamool Congress Subrata Bakshi resigned to make way for the Chief Minister to contest. She had not contested the state assembly elections earlier. She had to become a member of the state assembly within six months of her assuming office as Chief Minister.

2011 State assembly elections

1951-1962 Bhowanipore

There was an assembly seat at Bhowanipore from 1951 to 1962. Siddhartha Shankar Ray

Siddhartha Shankar Ray

Siddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India...

 contesting as an Independent won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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. He won the seat on a Congress ticket in 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Mira Dutta Gupta of Congress won the seat in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

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1951-1972 Kalighat

There was an assembly seat at Kalighat from 1951 to 1972. Rathin Talukdar of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Sadhan Gupta of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won in 1969. Beva Mitra of Congress won in 1967 and 1962. Manikuntala Sen

Manikuntala Sen

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 of CPI

Communist Party of India

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won in 1957 and 1951.