Maheshtala Assembly constituency

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

Maheshtala
Constituency No. 155 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Maheshtala Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyDiamond Harbour
Established1952
Total electors270,858
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

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]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952MaheshtalaSudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India[2]
1957Sudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India[3]
1962Ahammad Ali MuftiIndian National Congress[4]
1967Sudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969Sudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Sudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Bhupen BijaliIndian National Congress[8]
1977Sudhir Chandra BhandariCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Mir Abdus SayeedCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Abul BasarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Abul BasarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Mursalin MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Mursalin MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Mursalin MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Kasturi DasAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016Kasturi DasAll India Trinamool Congress
2018 by-electionDulal Chandra DasAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2021Dulal Chandra DasAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2021
Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Maheshtala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dulal Chandra Das 124,008 56.00
BJP Umesh Das 66,059 30.00
CPI(M) Prabhat Chowdhury 25,276 11.00
None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates ~4,500 2.00
Majority 57,949
TMC hold Swing

By-Election 2018
By-Election, 2018: Maheshtala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dulal Chandra Das 1,04,818
BJP Sujit Kumar Ghosh 41,992
CPI(M) Pravat Chowdhury 30,316
NOTA None of the above 3,144
Turnout 174,942 81.55
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 15.26

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Legislative Assembly Election 2016
Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Maheshtala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Kasturi Das 93,675
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 81,223
BJP Kartic Ch. Ghosh 14,909
NOTA None of the above 3,144
Turnout 174,942 81.55
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 15.26

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Maheshtala[16][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Kasturi Das 92,211 52.71 +4.10
CPI(M) Sheikh Mohammed Israil 67,928 38.83 -11.16
Independent Ramani Naskar 7,971
BJP Sisir Kumar Mukherjee 3,689
IUML Sagirauddin Laskar 1,882
PDS Debashish Bose 1,168
Independent Monoranjan Naskar 80
Turnout 174,942 81.55
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 15.26

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

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,[15] Biman Banerjee of AITC in 2001[14] and Gouranga Mukherjee of INC in 1996.[13] Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of INC in 1991[12] and Habibur Rahman of INC in 1987.[11] 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.[9][20]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Bhupen Bijali of INC won in 1972.[8] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Ahammad Ali Mufti of INC won in 1962.[4] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957[3] and 1952.[2]

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1977, 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, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    17. Taneja, Nidhi (30 May 2018). "Maheshtala Assembly Bypoll Results: TMC registers huge win, beats nearest rival BJP by over 60,000 votes". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
    18. "Maheshtala Assembly Bypoll".
    19. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mahestala. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    20. "115 - Maheshtala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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