Titagarh Assembly constituency

Titagarh Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Titagarh
Former constituency No. 133 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyBarrackpore
Established1951
Abolished2011
ReservationNone

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, while Barrackpur Assembly constituency comes into existence in 2011, Titagarh Assembly constituency ceases to exist from the same year.[1]

Titagarh Assembly constituency was part of 15. Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951TitagarhKrishna Kumar ShuklaIndian National Congress[3]
1957Krishna Kumar ShuklaIndian National Congress[4]
1962Krishna Kumar ShuklaIndian National Congress[5]
1967Krishna Kumar ShuklaIndian National Congress[6]
1969Mohammed AminCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Mohammad AminCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972Mohammad AminCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1977Mohammad AminCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Ganga Prasad ShowIndian National Congress[11]
1987Ganga Prasad ShowIndian National Congress[12]
1991Dr. Pravin Kumar ShawCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Dr. Pravin Kumar ShawCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001Dr. Pravin Kumar ShawCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006Dr. Pravin Kumar ShawCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]

Note: For MLAs from the area in subsequent years see Barrackpore Assembly constituency

Election results

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Dr. Pravin Kumar Shaw of CPI(M) won the 133 Titagarh assembly seat defeating Meena Ghosh of Trinamool Congress in 2006,[16] Ashok Shukla of Trinamool Congress in 2001[15] and Congress in 1996,[14] and Ganga Prasad Saha of Congress in 1991.[13] Ganga Prasad Show of Congress defeated Mohammed Amin of CPI (M) in 1987[12] and 1982.[11] Mohammed Amin of CPI (M) defeated Ganga Prasad Show of Congress in 1977.[10][17]

1951–1972

Mohammed Amin of CPI(M) won in 1972,[9] 1971[8] and 1969.[7] Krishna Kumar Shukla of Congress won in 1967,[6] 1962,[5] 1957[4] and in independent India’s first election in 1951.[3]

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