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Garden Reach (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Garden Reach
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Garden Reach is located in Kolkata
Garden Reach
Garden Reach
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°31′55″N 88°18′14″E / 22.53194°N 88.30389°E / 22.53194; 88.30389Coordinates: 22°31′55″N 88°18′14″E / 22.53194°N 88.30389°E / 22.53194; 88.30389
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Year established 1951
Year abolished 2011
Lok Sabha constituency Diamond Harbour

Garden Reach (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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

It was part of Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).:

In the 2006 state assembly electionsAbdul Khaleque Molla of Congress won the 114 Garden Reach assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mohammed Amin of CPI(M). Mohammed Amin of CPI(M) defeated Fazle Azim Molla of Trinamool Congress in 2001and of Congress in 1996.Fazle Azim Molla of Congress defeated Dilip Sen of CPI(M) in 1991and Mohammed Amin of CPI(M) in 1987.Shamsuzzoha of Congress defeated Chhedilal Singh of CPI(M) in 1982. Chhedilal Singh of CPI(M) defeated S.M.Abdullah of Congress in 1977.

Chhedilal Singh of CPI(M) won in 1972.S.M.Abdullah of Congress won in 1971.Arun Sen of CPI won in 1969.S.M.Abdullah of Congress won in 1967and 1962.Shaikh Abduallah Farooquie of CPI won in 1957.S.M. Abdullah of Congress won in independent India’s first election in 1951.

22°31′55″N 88°18′14″E / 22.5320°N 88.3039°E / 22.5320; 88.3039


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