Country India District Malda Year abolished 2011 | State West Bengal Year established 1977 Lok Sabha constituency Malda | |
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Araidanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Araidanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) cease to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Chanchal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Araidnaga is now part of Ratua (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Araidanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)
1977–2006
In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Sabitri Mitra of Congress won the Araidanga assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Sadiqul Islam of CPI(M) in 2006, Setara Begum of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, and Habib Mustafa of CPI(M) in 1991. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Habib Mustafa of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Hannan of Congress in 1987, Sajjad Ahmed of Congress in 1982 and Md. Gofurur Rahaman of Congress in 1977. Prior to that the Araidanga seat did not exist.