Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India. For its namesake village, see Mathabari.
Mothabari
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mothabari is located in West Bengal
Mothabari
Mothabari
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E / 24.96361°N 88.08944°E / 24.96361; 88.08944Coordinates: 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E / 24.96361°N 88.08944°E / 24.96361; 88.08944
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Constituency No52
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency8. Maldaha Dakshin
Electorate (year)134,966 (2011)[1]
166,513 (2016)[2]
196,324 (2021)[3]
Government
 • MLASabina Yasmin
 • PartyAll India Trinamool Congress

Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 52 Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak II community development block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block.[4]

Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha 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.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Mothabari constituency
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.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Mothabari constituency
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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Mothabari constituency[5][6]
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[]

  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. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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