Mothabari Assembly constituency
Mothabari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari Assembly constituency and Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency.
Mothabari | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
Mothabari Location in West Bengal Mothabari Mothabari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E / 24.96361°N 88.08944°ECoordinates: 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E / 24.96361°N 88.08944°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constituency No | 52 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 134,966 (2011)[1] 166,513 (2016)[2] 196,324 (2021)[3] |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Sabina Yasmin |
| • Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 52 Mothabari Assembly constituency covers Kaliachak II community development block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block.[4]
Mothabari Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mothabari | Sabina Yasmin | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 2016 | Sabina Yasmin | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Sabina Yasmin | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2021
In the 2021 election, Sabina Yasmin of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Shyam Chand Ghosh of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sabina Yasmin | 97,397 | 59.70 | +36.53 | |
| BJP | Shyam Chand Ghosh | 40,824 | 25.02 | +4.55 | |
| INC | Dulal Sk. | 16,903 | 10.36 | -41.42 | |
| ISF | Md. Ali Kalimullah (Nur Hoque) | 3,585 | 2.20 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,139 | 1.31 | -0.28 | |
| Independent | Subodh Sarkar | 566 | 0.35 | ||
| KPPU | Mst. Aktari Khatun | 556 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | Saidur Rahaman | 495 | 0.30 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Md. Ebrahim | 300 | 0.18 | ||
| IUML | Md. Faruque Hossain (Sahityaratna) | 195 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Ramchandra Chowdhuri | 183 | 0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 163,143 | 83.10 | +2.97 | ||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Md. Najrul Islam of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sabina Yasmin | 69,089 | 51.78 | +7.67 | |
| AITC | Md. Najrul Islam | 30,915 | 23.17 | ||
| BJP | Shyam Chand Ghosh | 27,309 | 20.47 | +14.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,859 | 1.59 | ||
| BSP | Dinesh Kumar Jaju | 1,123 | 0.84 | ||
| Independent | Anharul Haque | 1,061 | 0.80 | ||
| SHS | Prem Kumar Ghosh | 905 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Shyama Pada Saha | 584 | 0.44 | ||
| Hindustan Krantikari Dal | Saiyad Samser | 578 | 0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 133,423 | 80.13 | +0.39 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival Naimuddin Sheikh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sabina Yasmin | 47,466 | 44.11 | ||
| CPI(M) | Naimuddin Sheikh | 41,446 | 38.52 | ||
| Independent | Shehnaz Quadery | 8,505 | 7.90 | ||
| BJP | Nandan Kumar Ghosh | 6,340 | 5.89 | ||
| Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League | Md. Faruque Hossain | 1,738 | |||
| BSP | Firoj Akhtar | 1,070 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Rajab Ali | 1,034 | |||
| Turnout | 107,599 | 79.74 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
The Independent candidate, Shehnaz Quadery, was a rebel candidate from the family of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury. Although her name was proposed by the local Congress, she was refused a ticket by the Congress high command.[7]
References
- ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.