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Bara Bazar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bara Bazar Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bara Bazar Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Results 2006 In the 2006 election, Mohammed Sohrab of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated his nearest rival Amitabha Chakraborti of Congress. 1977-2009 In the 2006 elections to the state assembly, Mohammad Sohrab of RJD won the Burrabazarr seat defeating Amitabha Chakrabarty of Congress. In 2001, Tapas Roy Trinamool Congress defeated Md. Asiruddin of RJD. Rajesh Khaitan of Congress defeated Md Asiruddin of JD in 1996, Satya Narayan Bajaj of JD in 1991, Shaukat Rahmani, Independent, in 1987 and Rabi Shankar Pandey in 1982. In 1977, Rabi Shankar Pandey of Janata Party defeated Ramkrishna Sarogi of Congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian states and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. History The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act 1861, Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of the council was gradually enlarged by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapas Roy
Tapas Roy is an Indian politician. He is currently Minister of State for Planning and Statistics in West Bengal, India. He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by t ... in 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021. He is an All India Trinamool Congress politician. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Tapas Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Living people West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 1956 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 West Bengal State Assembly Election
The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952. Alliances On the political left, two alliances had emerged the United Socialist Organisation of India (an alliance between the Communist Party of India, the Socialist Republican Party and the Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)) and the People's United Socialist Front (comprising the Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc (Ruikar) and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India).M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 213. Results Alliance wise result The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party. Party wise result , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 West Bengal State Assembly Election
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal. Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections. Alliances On the political left two alliances had emerged; the United Left Election Committee (an alliance between the Communist Party of India, the Praja Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc, Marxist Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party) and the United Left Front (comprising the Socialist Unity Centre of India, the Bolshevik Party of India, the Republican Party and the Democratic Vanguard). A third alliance was the United Democratic People's Front, consisting of Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 West Bengal State Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1962. Parties Ahead of the polls, the Communist Party of India, the All India Forward Bloc, the Marxist Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India, the Bolshevik Party of India and the Revolutionary Socialist Party had formed the electoral alliance United Left Front.M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 220. Results Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL' Notes {{West Bengal assembly elections State Assembly elections in West Bengal 1960s in West Bengal 1962 in India West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. History Formation The Communist Party of India was formed on 26 December 1925 at the first Party Conference in Kanpur, which was then known as ''Cawnpore''. Its founders included M. N. Roy, his wife Evelyn Trent, Abani Mukherji, and M. P. T. Acharya. S.V. Ghate was the first General Secretary of CPI. There were many communist groups formed by Indians with the help of foreigners in different parts of the world, Tashkent group of Contacts were made with Anushilan and Jugantar the groups in Bengal, and small communist groups were formed in Bombay (led by S.A. Dange), Madras (led by Singaravelu Chettiar), United Provinces (led by Shaukat Usmani), Punjab, Sindh (led by Ghulam Hussain) and Bengal (led by Muzaffar Ahmed). Involvement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samyukta Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party. The General Secretary of the SSP from 1969 to 1971 was George Fernandes. The Party President of the SSP from 1964 to 1972 was Anantram Jaiswal. See also * List of political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserve ... References * Political parties established in 1964 Defunct socialist parties in India Political parties disestablished in 1972 Political parties in India {{India-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Jan Sangh
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. In 1977, it merged with several other left, centre and right parties opposed to the Indian National Congress and formed the Janata Party. In 1980, Jana Sangh faction broke away from Janata Party over the issue of dual membership (of the political Janata Party and the social organization RSS), and formed the Bharatiya Janata Party. Origins Many members of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) began to contemplate the formation of a political party to continue their work, begun in the days of the British Raj, and take their ideology further. Around the same time, Syama Prasad Mukherjee left the Hindu Mahasabha politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 October 1988 on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan under the leadership of V. P. Singh. History V. P. Singh united the entire disparate spectrum of parties ranging from regional parties such as the Telugu Desam Party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Asom Gana Parishad, together and formed the National Front (India), National Front with N. T. Rama Rao as Indian Election History President and Vishwanath Pratap Singh, V. P. Singh as convenor with outside support from the (Right-wing politics, Right-wing Political party) Bharatiya Janata Party and (Left-wing politics, Left-wing Political party) Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left front. They defeated Rajiv Gandhi's Congress (I) in the 1989 par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 West Bengal State Assembly Election
Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, and, thanks to the electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the end of the day. The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front won the election with an overwhelming majority. The previous government, formed by the Left Front and led by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, completed its full five-year term in office following its coming to power in 2001. The Left Front had been ruling the state of West Bengal for the last three decades, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government. Election schedule Results Source: Indian elections Alliance wise result Party wise result Total Number of constituencies : 294 Results declared : 294 Total contestants : 1654 See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other Backward Classes, Dalits and Muslims and it is considered a political champion of the lower castes. In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states. RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010. Leading the Mahagathbandhan government with over 165 MLAs, it is currently the single largest political party in Bihar and currently the ruling party in Bihar, with the party's youth leader Tejashwi Yadav as Deputy Chief Minister. RJD is also part of Ruling Government in Jharkhand and Kerala with its allies Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) and Left Democratic Front. History Formation On 5 July 1997, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Mohamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Sohrab
Mohammad Sohrab is an Indian politician belonging to Trinamool Congress. He was elected as MLA of Bara Bazar in 2006 as a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate. Later he joined Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sohrab, Mohammad Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011 Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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