| Entally | |
|---|---|
| — Vidhan Sabha constituency — | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 163 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Kolkata Uttar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: এন্টালী বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 163 Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 54 to 56, 58 and 59 of Kolkata municipal corporation.[1]
Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]Prior to the Indian general election, 2009 it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
In the 2011 election , Swarnakamal Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Debesh Das of CPI(M).
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Entally [3][4][5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Trinamool Congress | Swarna Kamal Saha | 75,891 | |||
| CPI(M) | Dr. Debesh Das | 50,895 | |||
| BJP | Sudhir Kumar Pandey | 3,230 | |||
| Independent | Prasenjit Sarkar | 1,619 | |||
| BSP | Ram Janam Kori | 824 | |||
| JD(U) | Sumanta Kumar Hira | 769 | |||
| Independent | Ashok Saha | 653 | |||
| PDS | Mir Tipu Sultan Ali | 477 | |||
| Independent | Prabir Hazra | 355 | |||
| Independent | Mihir Kumar Dutta | 240 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
In the 2006 elections to the state assembly, Hashim Abdul Halim of CPI(M) won the Entally assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Khalid Ebadullah of Congress. In the 2004 by election, necessitated by the election of the sitting MLA to the Lok Sabha (Parliament), Md. Abu Sufayen of CPI(M) defeated Khalid Ebadullah of Congress. In 2001, Md. Salim of CPI(M) defeated Sultan Ahmed of Trinamool Congress. In 1996, Sultan Ahmed of Congress defeated Ziauddin Ahmed of CPI(M). In 1987, Sultan Ahmed of Congress defeated Md. Nizamuddin of CPI(M). Md. Nizamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Sultan Ahmed of Congress in 1982 and Biman Behari Mitra of Janata Party in 1977. [6]
In 1972 the Entally seat was won by Abu Asad Mohammad Obadul Ghani of CPI. In 1971, it was won by Md. Nezamuddin of CPI(M). A.A.M.O.Ghani of CPI won the seat in 1969, 1967, 1962 and 1957. Debendra Chandra Dev of Congress won the Entally seat in independent India’s first general election in 1951.[7]
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