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Maheshtala Assembly constituency

Maheshtala
Constituency No. 155 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Established1951
Total electors270,858
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  AITC+
Elected year2021

Maheshtala Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Maheshtala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

  • Ward Nos. 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of Maheshtala Municipality.

Maheshtala Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
1952 Sudhir Chandra Bhandari Communist Party of India
1957
1962 Ahammad Ali Mufti Indian National Congress
1967 Sudhir Chandra Bhandari Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1969
1971
1972 Bhupen Bijali Indian National Congress
1977 Sudhir Chandra Bhandari Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982 Mir Abdus Sayeed
1987 Abul Basar
1991
1996 Mursalin Molla
2001
2006
2011 Kasturi Das Trinamool Congress
2016
2018^ Dulal Chandra Das
2021
  • ^ denotes by-election

Election results

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maheshtala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dulal Chandra Das 124,008 56.38 Decrease2.75
BJP Umesh Das 66,059 30.03 Increase13.13
CPI(M) Pravat Chowdhury 25,276 11.49 Decrease0.96
NOTA None of the Above 2,049 0.93 Decrease0.57
Majority 57,949 26.35 Decrease15.88
Turnout 2,19,969 81.17 Increase8.44
AITC hold Swing

2018 by-election

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West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election, 2018: Maheshtala[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dulal Chandra Das 104,818 59.13 Increase11.29
BJP Sujit Kumar Ghosh 42,053 16.90 Increase9.29
CPI(M) Pravat Chowdhury 30,384 12.45 Decrease29.03
NOTA None of the Above 3,742 1.50 Decrease0.11
Majority 62,765 42.23 Increase35.87
Turnout 1,81,002 72.73 Decrease8.16
AITC hold Swing

2016

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maheshtala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kasturi Das 93,675 47.84 Decrease4.66
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 81,223 41.48 Increase2.81
BJP Kartick Chandra Ghosh 14,909 7.61 Increase5.51
NOTA None of the Above 3,144 1.61
Majority 12,452 6.36 Decrease7.47
Turnout 1,95,827 80.89 Decrease0.82
AITC hold Swing

2011

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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maheshtala[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kasturi Das 92,211 52.50
CPI(M) Sheikh Mohammed Israil 67,928 38.67
Independent Ramani Naskar 7,971 4.54
BJP Sisir Kumar Mukherjee 3,689 2.10
IUML Sagirauddin Laskar 1,882 1.07
PDS Debashish Bose 1,168 0.66
Independent Monoranjan Naskar 807 0.46
Majority 24,283 13.83
Turnout 1,75,656 81.71
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

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In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Maheshtala Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of INC in 2006,[5] Biman Banerjee of AITC in 2001[6] and Gouranga Mukherjee of INC in 1996.[7] Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of INC in 1991[8] and Habibur Rahman of INC in 1987.[9] Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent politician, in 1982.[10] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.[11][12]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

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Bhupen Bijali of INC won in 1972.[13] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971,[14] 1969[15] and 1967.[16] Ahammad Ali Mufti of INC won in 1962.[17] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957[18] and 1952.[19]

References

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Maheshtala Assembly Bypoll".
  3. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mahestala. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ^ "115 - Maheshtala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  19. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.