Metiaburuz (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Metiaburuz (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Metiaburuz | |
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Vidhan Sabha Constituency | |
  Metiaburuz Location in Kolkata  Metiaburuz Location in West Bengal  Metiaburuz Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′38″N 88°16′05″E / 22.5440°N 88.2680°ECoordinates: 22°32′38″N 88°16′05″E / 22.5440°N 88.2680°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 157 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Electorate (year) | 182,017 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 157 Metiaburuz (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, and 141 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ward Nos. 1 to 7, 9 and 10 of Maheshtala municipality.[1]
Metiaburuz (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Metiaburuz | Mumtaz Begum | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mumtaz Begum | 55,003 | 41.55 | ||
| CPI (M) | Badruddoza Mollah | 48,409 | 38.58 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Khaleque Mollah | 24,143 | 18.46 | ||
| BJP | Md. Sajjad | 3,140 | 2.37 | ||
| IUML | Nisar Ahmed | 1,658 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 6,594 | 2.97 | |||
| Turnout | 132,353 | 85.07 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
Abdul Khaleque Mollah, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate.[4]
| 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[lower-alpha 1]
References
Notes
- ↑ Five constituencies were totally abolished in 2011 in Dakshin 24 Parganas district. These were: Mathurapur, Garden Reach, Dhakuria, Kabitirtha and Alipore. Totally new constituencies created numbered three: Raidighi, Kasba and Metiaburuz. Baruipur (single constituency) was replaced by two new constituencies – Baruipur Purba and Baruipur Paschim. Sonarpur (single constituency) was replaced by two new constituencies – Sonarpur Uttar and Sonarpur Dakshin. Bishnupur (single constituency) replaced two old constituencies – Bishnupur East and Bishnupur West. A number of constituencies were renamed.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Metiaburuz. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "Fair-&-free chant in red and green camps - Congress suspends six more rebel candidates". The Telegraph, 19 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.