Maniktala Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Maniktala Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Maniktala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 167 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Maniktala Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 211,214 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Maniktala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
| Borough | Ward No. | Councillor | 2021 Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 11 | Atin Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 12 | Meenakshi Gangopadhyay | |||
| III | 13 | Anindya Kishor Routh | ||
| 14 | Amal Chakraborty | |||
| II | 15 | Sukhla Bhore | ||
| 16 | Swapan Kumar Das | |||
| III | 31 | Paresh Paul | ||
| 32 | Shanti Ranjan Kundu | |||
Maniktala Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- denotes by-election
Election results
2026
2024 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Supti Pandey | 83,110 | 71.65 | +20.83 | |
| BJP | Kalyan Chaubey | 20,798 | 17.93 | −17.67 | |
| CPI(M) | Rajib Majumder | 9,502 | 8.19 | −1.97 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,023 | 0.88 | −0.19 | |
| Majority | 62,312 | 53.72 | 62,312 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,991 | 53.7 | −9.29 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
The seat fell vacant due to the death of sitting MLA Sadhan Pande on 20th February 2022. However, bypolls to the seat couldn't be held even after 6 months of Pande's death (according to Indian law) because BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey filed an election petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging irregularities in polling & demanded a recount of votes. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 forbids holding any polls to the seat until any election petition concerning that seat hasn't been resolved at the court.[19] On 29 April 2024, Choubey withdrew his election petition from the court, making way for bypoll to the seat.[20]
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sadhan Pande | 67,577 | 50.82 | +0.22 | |
| BJP | Kalyan Chaubey | 47,339 | 35.60 | +23.05 | |
| CPI(M) | Rupa Bagchi | 13,513 | 10.16 | −22.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,420 | 1.07 | −1.10 | |
| IND | Nimai Nath | 783 | 0.59 | ||
| Majority | 20,238 | 15.22 | −2.29 | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,110 | 62.99 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sadhan Pande | 73,157 | 50.60 | −9.45 | |
| CPI(M) | Rajib Majumder | 47,846 | 33.09 | −2.31 | |
| BJP | Sunil Roy | 18,149 | 12.55 | +10.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,141 | 2.17 | New | |
| IND | Tarun Banerjee | 920 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 25,311 | 17.51 | −7.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,587 | 69.70 | −3.27 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | -9.45 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sadhan Pande | 89,039 | 60.05 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rupa Bagchi | 52,489 | 35.40 | ||
| BJP | Nandalal Singhania | 3,663 | 2.47 | ||
| IND | Sanjay Bagchi | 1,016 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 36,550 | 24.65 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,273 | 72.97 | |||
| AITC win | |||||