Polba Assembly constituency was an
assembly
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constituency in
Hooghly district
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The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Overview
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Committee Polba Assembly constituency ceased to exist from 2011.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
1977-2006
In
2006
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, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Shaktipada Khanra of
CPI(M)
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won the Polba assembly seat defeating Sk. Sahadat Ali of
Trinamool Congress
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in 2006,
[ Azizur Rahman of Trinamool Congress in 2001,][ and Mainul Haque of ]Congress
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in 1996.[ Brojogopal Neogy of CPI(M) defeated Bhawani Prasad Sinha Roy of Congress in 1991,][ Tapan Dasgupta of Congress in 1987,][ Kamal Kumar Mukherjee of Congress in 1982][ and Bhabani Prasad Sinha Roy of Congress in 1977.]
1967-1972
Bhawani Pd. Sinha Roy of Congress won in 1972.[ Braja Gopal Neogy of ]CPI(M)
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won in 1971[ and 1969.][ B. Chattopadhyay of Congress won in 1967.][
]
References
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Former assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Hooghly district