Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Shibpur | |
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 Shibpur
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| Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 88°19′00″E / 22.56667°N 88.31667°ECoordinates: 22°34′00″N 88°19′00″E / 22.56667°N 88.31667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Constituency No | 172 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Howrah |
| Electorate (year) | 197,161 (2011) |
Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah municipal corporation.
Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc won the 165 Shibpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress defeated Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee of Forward Bloc in 2001. Jatu Lahiri of Congress defeated Prabir Kumar Banerjee of Forward Bloc in 1996 and Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc in 1991.Satyendra Nath Ghose of Forward Bloc defeated Mrigen Mukherjee of Congress in 1987. Kanailal Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc defeated Utpal Bhowmick of Congress in 1982 and Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress in 1977.
Mrigendra Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. Harisadhan Mitra of Communist Party of India (Marxist) won in 1971. M.Banerjee of Congress won in 1967.
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