Burtola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Burtola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বড়তলা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Burtola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.[1]

It was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

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Results

1977-2006

Sadhan Pande representing Trinamool Congress won the 158 Burtolla assembly seat defeating Kalyan Mukherjee of RSP in 2006 and 2001. Earlier, Sadhan Pande, representing Congress defeated Parimal Routh of RSP in 1996 and 1991, and Sunil Sengupta of RSP in 1987. Ajit Kumar Panja of Congress defeated Nikhil Das of RSP in 1982. Nikhil Das of RSP defeated Ajit Kumar Panja of Congress in 1977.[3]

1951-1972

Ajit Kumar Panja won in 1972 and 1971. Nikhil Das of RSP won in 1969 and 1967, Amarendra Nath Basu of Congress in 1962. In 1957, Burtolla had two seats. Sudhir Chandra Ray Chaudhuri of Congress won the Burtola Noth seat. Amarendra Nath Basu of Congress won the Burtola South seat. In independent India’s first election Nirmal Chandra De of Congress won the Burtola seat. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  3. ^ "158 - Burtola Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp158.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  4. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2010-11-15.