Maheshtala Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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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 | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As 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
| 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 | |||
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhasis Das | ||||
| BJP | Tamanath Bhowmik | ||||
| CPI(M) | Sayan Banerjee | ||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dulal Chandra Das | 124,008 | 56.38 |  2.75 | |
| BJP | Umesh Das | 66,059 | 30.03 |  13.13 | |
| CPI(M) | Pravat Chowdhury | 25,276 | 11.49 | 0.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,049 | 0.93 | 0.57 | |
| Majority | 57,949 | 26.35 | 15.88 | ||
| Turnout | 2,19,969 | 81.17 | 8.44 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2018 by-election
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Maheshtala Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of INC in 2006,[5] Biman Banerjee of AITC in 2001[6] and Gouranga Mukherjee of INC in 1996.[7] Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of INC in 1991[8] and Habibur Rahman of INC in 1987.[9] 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.[11][12]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
Bhupen Bijali of INC won in 1972.[13] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971,[14] 1969[15] and 1967.[16] Ahammad Ali Mufti of INC won in 1962.[17] Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957[18] and 1952.[19]