Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Mahestala | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Mahestala Mahestala Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°30′58″N 88°13′41″E / 22.51611°N 88.22806°ECoordinates: 22°30′58″N 88°13′41″E / 22.51611°N 88.22806°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Constituency No | 155 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 21. Diamond Harbour |
Electorate (year) | 214,525 (2011) |
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 155 Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8 and 11 to 35 of Maheshtala municipality.[1]
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
1951 | Mahestala | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India[2] |
1957 | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India[3] | |
1962 | Ahammad Ali Mufti | Indian National Congress[4] | |
1967 | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
1969 | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
1971 | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
1972 | Bhupen Bijali | Indian National Congress[8] | |
1977 | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
1982 | Mir Abdus Sayeed | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
1987 | Abul Basar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
1991 | Abul Basar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
1996 | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
2001 | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
2006 | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
2011 | Kasturi Das | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2016
In 2016 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Samik Lahiri of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | Kasturi Das | 93,675 | 48.60% | ||
CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 81,223 | 42.20% | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party | Kartick Chandra Ghosh | 14,909 | 7.70% | ||
PDS | Debashish Bose | 1,854 | 1.00% | ||
Independent | Bechu Mondal | 1,022 | 0.50% | ||
Majority | 12,452 | 6.5% | |||
Turnout | 1,92,683 | 81.4% | |||
Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | 15.26# | |||
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | 26 | 19 |
Indian National Congress | 0 | 2 |
SUCI(C) | 1 | 1 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 15 |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 2 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
2011
In 2011 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Sk' Md. Ismail of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | Kasturi Das | 92,211 | 52.71 | +4.10# | |
CPI(M) | Sk. Md. Israil | 67,928 | 38.83 | -11.16 | |
Independent | Ramani Naskar | 7,971 | |||
BJP | Sisir Kumar Mukhopandhyay | 3,689 | |||
MLKSC | Sagirauddin Laskar | 1,882 | |||
PDS | Debashish Bose | 1,168 | |||
Independent | Monoranjon Naskar | 80 | |||
Turnout | 174,942 | 81.55 | |||
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.26# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | 26 | 19 |
Indian National Congress | 0 | 2 |
SUCI(C) | 1 | 1 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 15 |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 2 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Mahestala assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of Congress in 2006,[15] Biman Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001[14] and Gouranga Mukherjee of Congress in 1996.[13] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of Congress in 1991[12] and Habibur Rahman of Congress in 1987.[11] Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent, in 1982.[10] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]
1951-1972
Bhupen Bijali of Congress won in 1972.[8] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Ahammad Ali Mufti of Congress won in 1962.[4] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957[3] and in independent India’s first election in 1951.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mahestala. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mahestala. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "115 - Maheshtala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.