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Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Behala Paschim
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Behala Paschim is located in Kolkata
Behala Paschim
Behala Paschim
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°29′24″N 88°18′54″E / 22.49000°N 88.31500°E / 22.49000; 88.31500Coordinates: 22°29′24″N 88°18′54″E / 22.49000°N 88.31500°E / 22.49000; 88.31500
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Constituency No 154
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Electorate (year) 259,713 (2011)

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Behala West) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a neighborhood in Kolkata.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 154 Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 118, 119, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,and 132 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation,

Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).Behala West was earlier part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

In the 2016 elections, Partha Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kaustav Chatterjee of CPI(M).


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