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Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bidhannagar
বিধাননগর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bidhannagar is located in Kolkata
Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 88°25′0″E / 22.58333°N 88.41667°E / 22.58333; 88.41667Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 88°25′0″E / 22.58333°N 88.41667°E / 22.58333; 88.41667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Constituency No. 116
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency Barasat
Electorate (year) 198,318 (2011)

Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বিধাননগর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 116 Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Number 28-41 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and Ward Nos. 19, 20 and 28 to 35 of South Dum Dum municipality.

Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).

The election is scheduled on 25 April 2016 and results will be declared on 19 May 2016.

In the 2011 election, Sujit Bose of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Palash Das of CPI(M).

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)



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