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 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 270,858 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs 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
edit| 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 | |||
| 2026 | Subhasis Das | ||
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhasis Das | 116,811 | 50.83 |  5.55 | |
| BJP | Tamanath Bhowmik | 83,898 | 36.51 |  6.48 | |
| CPI(M) | Sayan Banerjee | 21,222 | 9.24 | 2.25 | |
| INC | Haji Abdul Hannan | 3,134 | 1.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,273 | 0.55 | 0.38 | |
| Majority | 32,913 | 14.32 | 12.03 | ||
| Turnout | 229,791 | 94.36 | 13.19 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit2018 bypoll
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dulal Chandra Das | 104,818 | 59.13 | 11.29 | |
| BJP | Sujit Kumar Ghosh | 42,053 | 16.90 | 9.29 | |
| CPI(M) | Pravat Chowdhury | 30,384 | 12.45 | 29.03 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,742 | 1.50 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | 62,765 | 42.23 | 35.87 | ||
| Turnout | 1,81,002 | 72.73 | 8.16 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Kasturi Das | 93,675 | 47.84 | 4.66 | |
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 81,223 | 41.48 | 2.81 | |
| BJP | Kartick Chandra Ghosh | 14,909 | 7.61 | 5.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,144 | 1.61 | ||
| Majority | 12,452 | 6.36 | 7.47 | ||
| Turnout | 1,95,827 | 80.89 | 0.82 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| 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 | ||||
2006
editIn 2006, 2001 and 1996, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Maheshtala Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of INC in 2006,[6] Biman Banerjee of AITC in 2001[7] and Gouranga Mukherjee of INC in 1996.[8] Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of INC in 1991[9] and Habibur Rahman of INC in 1987.[10] Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent politician, in 1982.[11] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.[12][13]
1972
editReferences
editNotes
editCitations
edit- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Maheshtala Assembly Bypoll".
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "115 - Maheshtala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.