Coordinates: 24°49′12″N 88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°E / 24.82000; 88.05861

Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Malatipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Malatipur is located in West Bengal
Malatipur
Malatipur
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°49′12″N 88°03′31″E / 24.82000°N 88.05861°E / 24.82000; 88.05861
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Constutuency No47
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Electorate (year)151,848 (2011)[1]
195,163 (2016)[2]
231,907 (2021)[3]

Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[]

Malatipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency consists of 209 booths (parts) among which 144 parts (From part no.1 to part no.144) fall under Chanchal-II Development Block and the rest belongs to Ratua II Development Block.[4] As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 47 Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Chanchal II community development block and Maharajpur, Peerganj, Sreepur I and Sreepur II gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block.[5]

Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 7. Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
2011 Malatipur Abdur Rahim Boxi Revolutionary Socialist Party[6]

Election results[]

2016[]

In the 2016 election, Alberuni Zulkarnain of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdur Rahim Boxi of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Malatipur constituency[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Alberuni Zulkarnain 50,643 32.27
RSP Abdur Rahim Boxi 48,043 30.61 -12.57
AITC Dr. Md. Moazzem Hossain 39,947 25.45 +12.1
BJP Saumitra Sarkar 12,941 8.25 +5.04
NOTA None of the above 3,306 2.11
BSP Chaitanya Rabidas 2,059 1.31 -0.15
Turnout 156,939 80.41 -3.2
INC gain from RSP Swing

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Abdur Rahim Boxi of RSP defeated his nearest rival Al-beruni (Independent).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Malatipur constituency[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Abdur Rahim Boxi 54,794 43.18
Independent Al-Beruni 48,093 37.90
AITC Gautam Chakraborti 15,674 12.35
BJP Harendra Nath Paul 4,070 3.21
BSP Tahida Khatun 1,853
Independent Abdul Khaleque 1,652
Turnout 126,889 83.61

Al-Beruni, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a Congress Zilla Parishad member.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ eci.nic.in
  5. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Malatipur. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Malatipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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