Kolkata Dakshin Election District comprises of 4 Assembly Segments of Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency. Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha Constituencies in India. During 1951-62, the present areas fell under Kolkata South-East and Kolkata South-West Parliamentary Constituency. During 1967-71, it was Alipore Parliamentary Constituency.
Physiographical Info
The constituency center on the southern part of Kolkata in West Bengal, roughly falls between 22 degrees 33 minutes North to 22 degrees 33 minutes & 25 seconds North Latitude and 88 degrees 17 minutes & 24 seconds East to 22 degrees 33 minutes & 39 seconds East Longitude, extending over 43.16 Sq. Kms.
Area wise 158 Kolkata Port Assembly Segment is the largest among the four Assembly Segments. Geographically, Kolkata Dakshin Election District is located in the Southern side of the district of Kolkata, bordering Kolkata North Election District in North, Kasba Legislative Constituency in the East & Behala Legislative Constituency in the South and River Hooghly in Western fringe. In its shape, Kolkata Dakshin Election District looks like an isosceles triangle, wedged between Behala & Chowringhee.
Our Demographics
Kolkata Dakshin Election District consists 32 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. As per Census, 2001 the total population of Kolkata Dakshin Election District is 10,99,221, out of which 6,01,170 are male and 4,98,051 are female. Total nos. of household are 2,17,949. The gender ratio of the population is 1000:828.
The literacy percentage of Kolkata Dakshin Election District is 73.07. However, it varies between the Assembly Segments. In 158, Kolkata Port, this percentage is only 66.50, but in 159, Bhabanipur, the same is 77.63.
