| Kolkata Port | |
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| Constituency No. 158 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| 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 | |
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| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
| 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 | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Samsuzzoha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Fazle Azim Molla | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Mohammed Amin | Communist Party of India | |
| 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[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 101,226 | 65.43 | 
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| BJP | Rakesh Singh | 45,146 | 29.16 | 
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| CPI(M) | Faiyaz Ahmad Khan | 2,571 | 1.66 | New | |
| INC | Aquib Gulzar | 2,533 | 1.64 |
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| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 573 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 105,543 | 69.23 | 16.02
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| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 36,989 | 24.26 | 15.78
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| INC | Md. Muktar | 5,590 | 3.67 | 30.31
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| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,360 | 0.89 | 0.68
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| IND | Sanjay Dey | 1,139 | 0.75 | New | |
| Majority | 68,554 | 44.97 | 25.74
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| Turnout | 1,52,513 | 64.64 | 1.22
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| AITC hold | Swing | 16.02
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2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firhad Hakim | 73,459 | 53.21 | 4.58
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| INC | Rakesh Singh | 46,911 | 33.98 | New | |
| BJP | Awadh Kishore Gupta | 11,700 | 8.48 | 6.42
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| None of the above (India) | 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
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| Turnout | 1,38,050 | 63.42 | 2.49
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| AITC hold | Swing | 4.58
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2011[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box win| 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 | ||
Ram Pyare Ram, contesting as an independent, was a rebel INC candidate and Ex-MLA of Kabitirtha.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.