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| Kolkata Dakshin WB-23 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly constituencies | Kasba Behala Purba Behala Paschim Kolkata Port Bhabanipur Rashbehari Ballygunge |
| Established | 1967–Present |
| Total electors | 1,719,821[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal. While four of the seven legislative assembly segments on No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency are in Kolkata district,
Considered to be a bastion of the Trinamool Congress, it has been won by the party since its formation in 1998. Prior to it, the seat was a stronghold of Indian National Congress. TMC's founder and current chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee was the longest holder of the seat.
Legislative Assembly segments
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After the implementation of the order of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency no. 23, Kolkata Dakshin is composed of the following legislative assembly segments:[2]
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| Constituency number | Name | District | Current party | Present MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Kasba | South 24 Parganas | TMC | Javed Ahmed Khan |
| 153 | Behala Purba | TMC | Ratna Chatterjee | |
| 154 | Behala Paschim | IND | Partha Chatterjee | |
| 158 | Kolkata Port | Kolkata | TMC | Firhad Hakim |
| 159 | Bhabanipur | TMC | Mamata Banerjee | |
| 160 | Rashbehari | Debasish Kumar | ||
| 161 | Ballygunge | Babul Supriyo |
Members of Parliament
^By-Poll
Election results
General election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mala Roy | 615,274 | 49.48 |  1.98
| |
| BJP | Debasree Chaudhuri | 428,043 | 34.42 |  0.22
| |
| CPI(M) | Saira Shah Halim | 168,531 | 13.55 | 1.92
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,423 | 0.42 | 0.81
| |
| Majority | 187,231 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,43,477 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mala Roy | 573,119 | 47.50 | +10.55 | |
| BJP | Chandra Kumar Bose | 417,927 | 34.64 | +9.36 | |
| CPI(M) | Nandini Mukherjee | 140,275 | 11.63 | −12.17 | |
| INC | Mita Chakraborty | 42,618 | 3.53 | −6.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,824 | 1.23 | −0.43 | |
| Majority | 155,102 | 12.85 | +1.18 | ||
| Turnout | 1,207,076 | 69.82 | +0.52 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | +10.55 | |||