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Kabitirtha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kabitirtha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kabitirtha is located in Kolkata
Kabitirtha
Kabitirtha
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°31′34″N 88°18′56″E / 22.52611°N 88.31556°E / 22.52611; 88.31556Coordinates: 22°31′34″N 88°18′56″E / 22.52611°N 88.31556°E / 22.52611; 88.31556
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Year established 1967
Year abolished 2011
Lok Sabha constituency Jadavpur

Kabitirtha (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, Kabitirtha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

It was part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

In the 2006,2001and 1996state assembly elections, Ram Pyare Ram of Congress won the 147 Kabitirtha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Moinuddin Shams of Forward Bloc in all the three years. Kalimuddin Shams of Forward Bloc defeated Ram Pyare Ram of Congress in 1991.Ram Pyare Ram of Congress defeated Kalimuddin Shams of Forward Bloc in 1987.Kalimuddin Shams of Forward Bloc defeated Saugata Roy of ICS in 1982and Ram Pyare Ram of Congress in 1977.

Ram Peary Ram of Congress won in 1972and 1971,Kalimuddin Shams of Forward Bloc won in 1969. B.B.Paul of Congress won in 1967.

In 1962 and 1957,there was a seat at Ekbalpore. Narendra Nath Sen of Congress won in both the years. In independent India’s first election in 1951 Kali Mukherjee of Congress won the Watgunge seat.

22°31′34″N 88°18′56″E / 22.525999°N 88.315598°E / 22.525999; 88.315598


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