Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Maheshtala
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Maheshtala
Location in West Bengal
Maheshtala
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.5120°N 88.2510°E / 22.5120; 88.2510
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.155
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Electorate (year)214,525 (2011)

Overview

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

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

Members of 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-election Dulal Chandra Das All India Trinamool Congress[17]

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Maheshtala[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC 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
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 15.26
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
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)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 226 184 154 38.93%
Indian National Congress 66[19] 42 21 9.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 213 40 136 30.08%
All India Forward Bloc 34 11 12 4.80%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 23 7 13 2.96%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3 3 0.72%
Communist Party of India 14 2 6 1.84
Samajwadi Party 5 1 1 0.74%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) 30 1 1 0.44%
Democratic Socialist Party 2 1 1 0.35%
Independents 2 4 3.13%
Bharatiya Janata Party 289 0 4.06%
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total294
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

    In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha 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
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