Baniapukur Ballygung Assembly constituency
Former West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Baniapukur Ballygung Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Baniapukur Ballygung | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Calcutta South East |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
Overview
Beniapukur and Ballygunge were areas added to the Calcutta Corporation in 1889.[1] Baniapukur Ballygung was the sole two-member assembly seat in Calcutta.[2] One seat was reserved for Scheduled Castes, the other seat was unreserved.[2]
Results
In independent India's first election in 1951, Jogesh Chandra Gupta and Pulin Behari Khatic, both of Indian National Congress, won.[3] Amongst the independent candidates in the fray were Jogendra Nath Mandal, a former Minister of Pakistan, and Dr. A.M.O. Ghani.[3][4]