Mothabari
Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Mothabari | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Mothabari Location in West Bengal  Mothabari Mothabari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constituency No | 52 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 134,944 |
| Government | |
| • CurrentMLA | Sabina Yasmin (INC) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 52 Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak II community development block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block.[1]
Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mothabari | Sabina Yasmin | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
Election results
2011&2016
In 2016 Assembly Election Sabina defeated the heavyweight rival Md Najrul Islam (AITC) In the 2011 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival Naimuddin Sheikh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sabina Yasmin | 47,466 | 44.11 | ||
| CPI (M) | Naimuddin Sheikh | 41,446 | 38.52 | ||
| Independent | Shehnaz Quadery | 8,505 | 7.90 | ||
| BJP | Nandan Kumar Ghosh | 6,340 | 5.89 | ||
| Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League | Md. Faruque Hossain | 1,738 | |||
| BSP | Firoj Akhtar | 1,070 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Rajab Ali | 1,034 | |||
| Turnout | 107,599 | 79.74 | |||
The Independent candidate, Shehnaz Quadery, was a rebel candidate from the family of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury. Although her name was proposed by the local Congress, she was refused a ticket by the Congress high command.[4]
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 8 |  4 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  5 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.