Sujapur Assembly constituency

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Sujapur
Constituency No. 53 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Sujapur Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Dakshin
Established1957
Total electors251,186
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Sujapur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 53 Sujapur Assembly constituency covers Alipur I, Alipur II, Bamongram Mashimpur, Gayeshbari, Jalalpur, Jalua Badhal, Kalia Chak II, Mozampur, Naoda Jadupur, Silampur I, Silampur II and Sujapur gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block. [1]

Sujapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). [1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1957 Manoranjan Mishra Independent politician
1962 Ashadulla Choudhury Indian National Congress
1967 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982 Humayoun Chowdhury
1987
1991 Rubi Noor
1996
2001
2006
2009^ Mausam Noor
2009^ Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury
2011
2016 Isha Khan Choudhury
2021 Muhammad Abdul Ghan|i All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Md. Abdul Ghani of AITC, defeated his nearest rival, Isha Khan Choudhury of INC [2]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sujapur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Muhammad Abdul Ghani 152,445 73.44 +43.26
INC Isha Khan Choudhury 22,28210.73−47.73
BJP Sk. Ziauddin14,7897.12+0.88
ISF Md. Nur Islam Sekh11,1735.38
IndependentMd. Rahim Biswas2,3211.12
NOTA None of the above 1,5270.74−0.79
BSP Rafiqul Islam1,4610.70+0.44
PDS Nasmul Hoque5460.26+0.00
IndependentManjur Alahi Munshi4540.22+0.05
IndependentMd. Saidul Hoque3520.17
Jamat-E-Seratul MustakimMd. Monirul Hasan2410.12−0.19
Turnout 207,591
AITC gain from INC Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Isha Khan Chowdhury of INC defeated his nearest rival Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury of TMC. [3]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sujapur constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Isha Khan Choudhury 97,33258.46+6.71
AITC Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury 50,25230.18
BJP Nandan Kumar Ghosh10,3936.24+3.68
NOTA None of the above 2,5421.53
IndependentSekh Wased Ali1,6420.99
IndependentSadhan Chatterjee7340.44
IndependentMd. Rajiul Islam6330.38
Jamat-E-Seratul MustakimMd. Gul Hasan5190.31
IndependentMd. Touhid Sk4730.28
PDS Nasmul Hoque4330.26
BSP Pulak Gupta4270.26
IndependentManjur Alahi Munshi2910.17
IndependentMd. Sariful Alam2470.15
IndependentMd. Munna Khan2160.13
JMM Pankaj Rishi2100.13
IndependentAbdul Karim1520.09
Turnout 166,49679.18+1.02
INC hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Abu Naser Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sekh Ketabuddin of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sujapur constituency [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury 70,64052.75
CPI(M) Haji Ketabuddin Sk.53,27939.79
Muslim League Kerala State CommitteeMd. Ezaruddin4,7883.58
BJP Tutul Saha3,4292.56
BSP Abdur Rouf Ansari1,778
Turnout 133,91478.16
INC hold Swing

1977–2009

In the by-election held in 2009, subsequent to the election of the sitting MLA Mausam Noor from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency), Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury of Congress won the seat. In an earlier by-election held in the same year, caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Rubi Noor, Mausam Noor of Congress defeated Haji Ketabuddin of CPI(M). [6] [7] [8] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991, Rubi Noor of Congress won the Suzapur assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Hamidur Rahman of CPI(M) in 2006, [9] Abdur Rauf of CPI(M) in 2001 [10] and 1996, [11] and Kowsar Ali of CPI(M) in 1991. [12] Humayoun Chowdhury of Congress defeated Kowsar Ali of CPI(M) in 1987 [13] and Mamtaz Begum of CPI(M) in 1982. [14] A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury of Congress defeated Habibur of CPI(M) in 1977. [15] [16]

1957–1972

A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury of Congress won in 1972, [17] 1971, [18] 1969 [19] and 1967. [20] Ashadulla Choudhury of Congress won in 1962. [21] Manoranjan Mishra, Independent, won in 1957. [22] Prior to that the Sazapur seat did not exist.

References

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