Kolkata Port Assembly constituency
| Kolkata Port | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 158 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Kolkata Port Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 171,615 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency (earlier known as Garden Reach Assembly constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per the Delimitation Commission order in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
| Borough | Ward No. | Councillor | 2021 Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | 75 | Nizamuddin Shams | Trinamool Congress | |
| 76 | Shashti Das | |||
| 78 | Soma Das | |||
| 79 | Ram Pyare Ram | |||
| 80 | Mohammad Anwar Khan | |||
| XV | 133 | Ranajit Shil | ||
| 134 | Shams Iqbal | |||
| 135 | Rubina Naaz | |||
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Shaikh Abdullah Farooquie | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Arun Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | S.M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Chhedilal Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Samsuzzoha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Fazle Azim Molla | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Mohammed Amin | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Abdul Khaleque Molla | Indian National Congress | |
| Constituency renamed from Garden Reach to Kolkata Port | |||
| 2011 | Firhad Hakim | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 101,226 | 65.43 | 3.8 | |
| BJP | Rakesh Singh | 45,146 | 29.18 | 4.92 | |
| CPI(M) | Faiyaz Ahmad Khan | 2,571 | 1.66 | ||
| INC | Aquib Gulzar | 2,533 | 1.64 | 2.03 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 573 | 0.37 | 0.52 | |
| Majority | 56,080 | 36.25 | 8.72 | ||
| Turnout | 154,702 | 90.03 | 25.42 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 105,543 | 69.23 | ||
| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 36,989 | 24.26 | ||
| INC | Md. Muktar | 5,590 | 3.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,360 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 68,554 | 44.97 | |||
| Turnout | 152,443 | 64.61 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | 16.02 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 73,459 | 53.21 | 4.58 | |
| INC | Rakesh Singh | 46,911 | 33.98 | New | |
| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 11,700 | 8.48 | 6.42 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,164 | 1.57 | New | |
| IND | Vivek Kumar Thakur | 1,019 | 0.74 | New | |
| Majority | 26,548 | 19.23 | 0.17 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,050 | 63.42 | 2.49 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | 4.58 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 63,866 | 48.63 | New | |
| AIFB | Moinuddin Sams | 38,833 | 29.57 | New | |
| IND | Ram Pyare Ram | 22,131 | 16.85 | New | |
| BJP | Raj Kumari Shaw | 2,699 | 2.06 | New | |
| IND | Sanjay Lal Das | 2,046 | 1.56 | New | |
| Majority | 25,033 | 19.06 | New | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,314 | 65.91 | New | ||
| AITC win | |||||
Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel INC candidate and Ex-MLA of Kabitirtha.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ^ a b "Fair-&-free chant in red and green camps - Congress suspends six more rebel candidates". The Telegraph, 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.