Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Malatipur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′12″N 88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°ECoordinates: 24°49′12″N 88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°E | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constutuency No | 47 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Electorate (year) | 151,848 (2011)[1] 195,163 (2016)[2] 231,907 (2021)[3] |
Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
Malatipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency consists of 209 booths (parts) among which 144 parts (From part no.1 to part no.144) fall under Chanchal-II Development Block and the rest belongs to Ratua II Development Block.[4] As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 47 Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Chanchal II community development block and Maharajpur, Peerganj, Sreepur I and Sreepur II gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block.[5]
Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 7. Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Malatipur | Abdur Rahim Boxi | Revolutionary Socialist Party[6] |
Election results[edit]
2016[edit]
In the 2016 election, Alberuni Zulkarnain of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdur Rahim Boxi of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Alberuni Zulkarnain | 50,643 | 32.27 | ||
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Abdur Rahim Boxi | 48,043 | 30.61 | -12.57 | |
| AITC | Dr. Md. Moazzem Hossain | 39,947 | 25.45 | +12.1 | |
| BJP | Saumitra Sarkar | 12,941 | 8.25 | +5.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,306 | 2.11 | ||
| BSP | Chaitanya Rabidas | 2,059 | 1.31 | -0.15 | |
| Turnout | 156,939 | 80.41 | -3.2 | ||
| INC gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
In the 2011 election, Abdur Rahim Boxi of RSP defeated his nearest rival Al-beruni (Independent).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Abdur Rahim Boxi | 54,794 | 43.18 | ||
| Independent | Al-Beruni | 48,093 | 37.90 | ||
| AITC | Gautam Chakraborti | 15,674 | 12.35 | ||
| BJP | Harendra Nath Paul | 4,070 | 3.21 | ||
| BSP | Tahida Khatun | 1,853 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Khaleque | 1,652 | |||
| Turnout | 126,889 | 83.61 | |||
Al-Beruni, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a Congress Zilla Parishad member.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ eci.nic.in
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Malatipur. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Malatipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.