About Jorasanko Assembly Constituency
Jorasanko is constituency No. 165 of West Bengal legislative assembly. This unreserved seat is situated within Kolkata district. It is part of Lok Sabha constituency No. 24 which is Kolkata Uttar. Prior to 2009 general elections, Jorasanko was part of Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency.
According to data with the Election Commission of India, this constituency has 2,03,439 registered voters which includes 1,26,157 male and 77,282 female voters.
In the landmark 2011 assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress won this seat by a convincing margin of 31,509 votes. Smita Bakshi, the winning candidate, secured 57,970 votes. Her main contender, Janki Singh of CPI(M), got 26,461 votes. The voter turnout was a modest 55.75 %. With this victory, the TMC managed to win the Jorasanko seat for a third consecutive term. Before that, Jorasanko used to be a Congress stronghold.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Jorasanko Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Jorasanko assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Vote |
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| 2011 | 222 | Jorasanko | GEN | Smita Bakshi | F | AITC | 57970 | Janki Singh | F | CPM | 26461 |
| 2006 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Dinesh Bajaj | M | AITC | 14162 | Shyam Sundar Gupta | M | AIFB | 13343 |
| 2001 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Satya Narayan Bajaj | M | AITC | 14847 | Shyam Sundar Gupta | M | FBL | 14069 |
| 1996 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deokinandan Poddar | M | INC | 23787 | Satish Narayan Bajaj | M | FBL | 16073 |
| 1991 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deokinandan Poddar | M | INC | 21409 | Sukumar Dass | M | FBL | 12737 |
| 1987 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deoki Nandan Poddar | M | INC | 25519 | Sukumar Das | M | FBL | 13762 |
| 1982 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deokinnandan Poddar | M | INC | 19888 | Shyam Sundar Gupta | M | FBL | 16267 |
| 1977 | 143 | Jorasanko | GEN | Vishnu Kant Shastri | M | JNP | 13818 | Deoki Nandan Poddar | M | INC | 9003 |
| 1972 | 131 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deokinandan Poddar | M | INC | 27887 | Lal Satyanarayan | M | CPM | 10777 |
| 1971 | 131 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deoki Nandan Poddar | M | INC | 18621 | Das Satyanarayan | M | CPM | 8710 |
| 1969 | 131 | Jorasanko | GEN | Deokinandan Poddar | M | INC | 21092 | Gupta Shyamsunder | M | FBL | 16595 |
| 1967 | 131 | Jorasanko | GEN | R.K.Poddar | M | INC | 22134 | P.D.Halwaria | M | INC | 20080 |
| 1962 | 132 | Jorasanko | GEN | Badri Prasad Poddar | M | INC | 20238 | Nalini Kanta Guha | M | FB | 10846 |
| 1957 | 136 | Jorasanko | GEN | Anandilall Poddar | M | INC | 16090 | Nalini Kanta Guha | M | FBM | 10152 |
| 1951 | 169 | Jorasanko | GEN | Amarendra Nath Basu | M | FBL(MG) | 14983 | Bhagwati Prasad Khaitan | M | INC | 7501 |
Last Updated on June 04, 2020