Maldaha Assembly constituency

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Maldaha
Constituency No. 50 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Maldaha Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Uttar
Established1951
Total electors245,962
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2021

Maldaha Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 50 Maldaha Assembly constituency (SC) covers Old Malda Municipality, Old Malda, Narhatta gram panchayat of English Bazar community development block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur community development block. [1]

Maldah Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). [1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1951 Nikunja Behari Gupta Indian National Congress
Raipada Das Independent politician
1957 Nikunja Behari Gupta Indian National Congress
Matia Murmu
1962 Dharanidhar Sarkar Communist Party of India
1967 S. Mia Indian National Congress
1969 Mahammad Gafurur Rahman
1971
1972
1972^Siddhartha Shankar Ray
1977 Subhendu Chowdhury Communist Party of India
1982 Phani Bhusan Roy Indian National Congress
1987 Subhendu Chowdhury Communist Party of India
1991
1996 Phani Bhusan Roy Indian National Congress
2001 Subhendu Chowdhury Communist Party of India
2006
2011 Bhupendra Nath Halder Indian National Congress
2016
2021 Gopal Chandra Saha Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Gopal Chandra Saha of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maldaha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Gopal Chandra Saha 93,398 45.23 +29.28
AITC Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury77,94237.75+7.65
INC Bhupendra Nath Halder26,56312.86−35.50
NOTA None of the above 2,8181.36+0.15
IND Sujit Kumar Moulik2,1281.03
Majority 15,4567.58
Turnout 2,06,71184.04
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Bhupendra Nath Halder of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dulal Sarkar of Trinamool Congress.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maldaha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Bhupendra Nath Halder88,24348.36+1.81
AITC Dulal Sarkar (Babla)54,93430.10
BJP Gopal Chandra Saha29,11115.95+6.95
JDP Swapan Sarkar2,7031.48
NOTA None of the above 2,2041.21
Majority 33,30918.25
Turnout 1,82,56486.41
INC hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Bhupendra Nath Halder of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Rahul Ranjan Das of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maldaha [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Bhupendra Nath Halder68,15546.55+3.43#
CPI(M) Rahul Ranjan Das57,40039.21−1.94
BJP Kusum Roy13,1809.00
IND Niren Rajbanshi3,0662.09
IND Debashis Sarkar2,3521.60
Majority 10,7557.35
Turnout 1,46,46986.39
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing +5.37#

.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In 2006 [4] and 2001 [5] state assembly elections, Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) won the Maldaha (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bhupendra Nath Halder of Congress and Phani Bhusan Roy of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress defeated Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 1996. [6] Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress in 1991 [7] and 1987. [8] Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress defeated Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 1982. [9] Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress in 1977. [10] [11]

1951–1972

Mahammad Gafurur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972, [12] 1971 [13] and 1969. [14] S.Mia of Congress won in 1967. [15] Dharanidhar Sarkar of CPI won in 1962. [16] Malda was a joint seat in 1957 and 1951. Nikunja Behari Gupta and Matla Murmu, both of Congress, won in 1957. [17] Nikunja Behari Gupta of Congress and Raipada Das, Independent, won in independent India's first election in 1951. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Maldaha. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "45 - Malda (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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