Mothabari
Mothabari Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mothabari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Mothabari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 52 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Mothabari Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 196,324 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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.[1]
Mothabari Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mothabari | Sabina Yasmin | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 2016 | Sabina Yasmin | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Sabina Yasmin | All India Trinamool Congress |
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.[4]
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.