Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Malatipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Malatipur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Malatipur Malatipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°49′12″N88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°E / 24.82000; 88.05861 Coordinates: 24°49′12″N88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°E / 24.82000; 88.05861
Country	India
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

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

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
2011	Malatipur	Abdur Rahim Boxi	Revolutionary Socialist Party [6]

Election results

2016

In the 2016 election, Alberuni Zulkarnain of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdur Rahim Boxi of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Malatipur constituency ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Alberuni Zulkarnain	50,643	32.27
	RSP	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 RSP		Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Abdur Rahim Boxi of RSP defeated his nearest rival Al-beruni (Independent).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Malatipur constituency ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	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

1. "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
4. eci.nic.in
5. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
7. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Malatipur. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
8. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Malatipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
9. "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.