Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mahestala
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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
Elecorate (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		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951MahestalaSudhir 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]

Election results

2011

In 2001 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Sk' Md. Ismail of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Mahestala constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC 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
AITMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 15.26#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 Increase19
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease2
SUC 1 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease2

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][18]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". West Bengal. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mahestala. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "115 - Maheshtala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.