Kolkata Dakshin
Constituency No. 23 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Kasba
- Behala Purba
- Behala Paschim
- Kolkata Port
- Bhabanipur
- Rashbehari
- Ballygunge
- Chowrangee
- Entally
- Beleghata
- Jorasanko
- Shyampukur
- Maniktala
- Kashipur-Belgachhia
Kolkata District
West Bengal
Kolkata district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Kolkata. It covers 185 sq km and had a population of 44,96,694 at the 2011 census, a density of 24,306 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 14 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Kolkata
Area
185 sq km
Population
44.97 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
24,306 /km²
Literacy Rate
86.31%
Sex Ratio
908
per 1,000 males
Kolkata District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Kolkata district.
Total Population
44.97 Lakh
Male Population
23.56 Lakh
Female Population
21.40 Lakh
Rural Population
0
Urban Population
44.97 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.42 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12,100
Literacy Rate
86.31%
Population Density
24,306 /km²
Sex Ratio
908
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 88.34%Female literacy 84.06%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Kolkata district.
1
Tehsils
0
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
0
Villages
- Headquarters
- Kolkata
- Languages
- Bengali, English, Hindi, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.57° N, 88.36° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kolkata
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Kolkata
(14)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 149 · Kolkata Dakshin
JK
Javed Ahmed Khan
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 153 · Kolkata Dakshin
RC
Ratna Chatterjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 154 · Kolkata Dakshin
PC
Partha Chatterjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 158 · Kolkata Dakshin
FH
Firhad Hakim
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 159 · Kolkata Dakshin
MB
Mamata Banerjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 160 · Kolkata Dakshin
DK
Debasish Kumar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 161 · Kolkata Dakshin
BS
Babul Supriyo
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 162 · Kolkata Dakshin
NB
Nayna Bandyopadhyay
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 163 · Kolkata Dakshin
SS
Swarna Kamal Saha
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 164 · Kolkata Dakshin
PP
Paresh Paul
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 165 · Kolkata Dakshin
VG
Vivek Gupta
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 166 · Kolkata Dakshin
SP
Shashi Panja
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 167 · Kolkata Dakshin
SP
Supti Pandey
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 168 · Kolkata Dakshin
AG
Atin Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Kolkata
(15)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kolkata district.
- JKJaved Ahmed KhanAll India Trinamool CongressMLAKasba · No. 149
- RCRatna ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool CongressMLABehala Purba · No. 153
- PCPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool CongressMLABehala Paschim · No. 154
- FHFirhad HakimAll India Trinamool CongressMLAKolkata Port · No. 158
- MBMamata BanerjeeAll India Trinamool CongressMLABhabanipur · No. 159
- DKDebasish KumarAll India Trinamool CongressMLARashbehari · No. 160
- BSBabul SupriyoAll India Trinamool CongressMLABallygunge · No. 161
- NBNayna BandyopadhyayAll India Trinamool CongressMLAChowrangee · No. 162
- SSSwarna Kamal SahaAll India Trinamool CongressMLAEntally · No. 163
- PPParesh PaulAll India Trinamool CongressMLABeleghata · No. 164
- VGVivek GuptaAll India Trinamool CongressMLAJorasanko · No. 165
- SPShashi PanjaAll India Trinamool CongressMLAShyampukur · No. 166
- SPSupti PandeyAll India Trinamool CongressMLAManiktala · No. 167
- AGAtin GhoshAll India Trinamool CongressMLAKashipur-Belgachhia · No. 168
Election History
Lok SabhaKolkata Dakshin · No. 23
- 202418th Lok SabhaAITCMala RoyVotes 5,73,528Vote share 48.51%Margin 1,87,231
- 1. Mala Roy · AITC5,73,528 (48.51%)
- 2. Debasree Chaudhuri · BJP3,86,297 (32.67%)
- 3. Saira Shah Halim · CPI(M)1,68,320 (14.23%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaAITCMala RoyVotes 5,73,529Vote share 47.5%Margin 1,55,192
- 1. Mala Roy · AITC5,73,529 (47.5%)
- 2. Chandra Kumar Bose · BJP4,18,337 (34.64%)
- 3. Nandini Mukherjee · CPI(M)1,40,275 (11.62%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAITCSubrata BakshiVotes 4,31,796Vote share 36.95%Margin 1,36,399
- 1. Subrata Bakshi · AITC4,31,796 (36.95%)
- 2. Tathagata Roy · BJP2,95,397 (25.28%)
- 3. Rabin Deb · CPI(M)2,67,908 (22.92%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
West Bengal
State
Kolkata
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 23
14 Assembly
No. 149, 153, 154, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168
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Kolkata District at a Glance
- State
- West Bengal
- Headquarters
- Kolkata
- Area
- 185 sq km
- Population
- 44.97 Lakh
- Population density
- 24,306 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 908 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 86.31%
- Languages
- Bengali, English, Hindi, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 0
- Gram panchayats
- 0
- Villages
- 0
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 14
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.