Country India District South 24 Parganas Type Open | State West Bengal Constituency No 155 Lok Sabha constituency 21. Diamond Harbour | |
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Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 155 Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8 and 11 to 35 of Maheshtala municipality.
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
2016
In 2016 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Samik Lahiri of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
2011
In 2011 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Sk' Md. Ismail of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Mahestala assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of Congress in 2006, Biman Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Gouranga Mukherjee of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of Congress in 1991 and Habibur Rahman of Congress in 1987. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent, in 1982. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.
1951-1972
Bhupen Bijali of Congress won in 1972. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ahammad Ali Mufti of Congress won in 1962. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957 and in independent India’s first election in 1951.