Beleghata | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in Kolkata | |
Coordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°23′10″E / 22.56500°N 88.38611°ECoordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°23′10″E / 22.56500°N 88.38611°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Kolkata |
Constituency No | 164 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Kolkata Uttar |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling:Beliaghata) (Bengali: বেলেঘাটা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 164 Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 57, of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).Prior to the Indian general election, 2009 it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 elections, Paresh Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anadi Sahoo of CPI(M).
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10
In the 2006 elections, Manabendra Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Ashim Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress.