Garden Reach Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It ceased to exist as a constituency from 2011.
Overview As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, while Kolkata Port Assembly constituency came into existence in 2011, Garden Reach Assembly constituency ceased to exist from the same year.
It was part of Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly YearNameParty1951S. M. Abdullah1957Shaikh Abdullah Farooquie1962S. M. Abdullah19671969Arun Sen1971S. M. Abdullah1972Chhedilal Singh19771982Samsuzzoha1987Fazle Azim Molla19911996Mohammed Amin20012006Abdul Khaleque Molla
Election results 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections Abdul 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 2001 and of Congress in 1996. Fazle Azim Molla of Congress defeated Dilip Sen of CPI(M) in 1991 and 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.
1951-1972 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 1967 and 1962. Shaikh Abduallah Farooquie of CPI won in 1957. S.M. Abdullah of Congress won in independent India’s first election in 1951.
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