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Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bowbazar
বৌবাজার বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Bahu Bazar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bow Bazar
Bowbazar is located in Kolkata
Bowbazar
Bowbazar
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°34′12″N 88°21′32″E / 22.57000°N 88.35889°E / 22.57000; 88.35889
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Kolkata
Year established 1951
Year abolished 2011
Lok Sabha constituency Calcutta North West
Calcutta North

Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).

A bye-election was held on 18 August 2009 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Sudip Banerjee who was elected as MP In Parliament from Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).

In the 2006 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Coongress defeated his nearest rival Rekha Singh of CPIM.

In the 2001 election, Nayna Bandyopadhyay of Trinamool Coongress defeated his nearest rival Ajit Pandey of CPIM.

A bye-election was held on 3 June 1998 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Sudip Bandyopadhyay who was elected as MP In Parliament from Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).

In the 1996 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Coongress defeated his nearest rival Sujit Mandal of Janata Dal.

In the 1991 election, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Congress defeated his nearest rival Joytilak Guharoy of CPIM.


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