Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency

Maldaha Dakshin
WB-8
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesManikchak
English Bazar
Mothabari
Sujapur
Baisnabnagar
Farakka
Samserganj
Established2009
Total electors1,347,143[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year2024

Maldah Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in Malda district, West Bengal, India. It is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. While five of the assembly segments of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency are in Malda district in West Bengal, two assembly segments are in Murshidabad district. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Malda Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist from 2009 and two new ones came into being: Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency and Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Assembly segments

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Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 8) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
49 Manikchak Malda Sabitri Mitra TMC BJP
51 English Bazar Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury BJP BJP
52 Mothabari Sabina Yeasmin TMC INC
53 Sujapur Md. Abdul Ghani TMC INC
54 Baisnabnagar Chandana Sarkar TMC BJP
55 Farakka Murshidabad Manirul Islam TMC INC
56 Samserganj Amirul Islam TMC INC

Members of Parliament

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Year Name[3] Party
Till 2008 : See Malda
2009 Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress
2014
2019
2024 Isha Khan Choudhury

Election results

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General election 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Maldaha Dakshin[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Isha Khan Choudhury 572,395 41.79 Increase7.06
BJP Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury 444,027 32.42 Decrease1.67
AITC Shahnawaz Ali Raihan 301,026 21.98 Decrease5.49
NOTA None of the above 2,797 0.20 Decrease0.74
Majority 128,368 9.37
Turnout 1,369,789 76.69 Decrease4.55
INC hold Swing

General election 2019

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Source:Source

2019 Indian general election: Maldaha Dakshin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury 444,270 34.73 −0.08
BJP Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury 436,048 34.09 +14.02
AITC Md Moazzem Hossain 351,353 27.47 +6.84
Independent Debojit Mandal 9,430 0.74 N/A
BSP Fulchand Mandal 6,190 0.48 −0.08
SUCI Angushudhar Mandal 5,605 0.44 N/A
NOTA None of the above 12,062 0.94 +0.17
Majority 8,222 0.64 −14.38
Turnout 1,279,977 81.24 +0.15
Registered electors 1,575,590
INC hold Swing -7.05

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Maldaha Dakshin[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury 380,291 34.81 −18.64
BJP Bishnupada Roy 216,181 19.79 +14.49
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 209,480 19.18 −17.84
AITC Md Moazzem Hossain 192,632 17.63 N/A
AIUDF Md. Najrul Islam 21,207 1.94 N/A
SDPI Imtiaz Ahmed Mollah 12,952 1.18 N/A
Independent Manjur Alahi Munshi 11,426 1.04 +0.66
Independent Sadhan Chatterjee 10,536 0.96 N/A
Independent Naresh Rishi 6,616 0.60 N/A
BSP Nikhil Chandra Mondal 6,138 0.56 −0.14
Jamat-E-Seratul Mustakim Md Ezaruddin 3,377 0.30 N/A
IUML Md Faruque Hossain 3,282 0.30 −0.39
RPI Murshed Shekh 2,720 0.24 N/A
PDS Nasmul Hoque 2,466 0.22 N/A
JDP Bimal Mardi 1,921 0.17 N/A
RJSP Dipak Singh 1449 0.13 N/A
BMP Firoz Akhtar 1,342 0.12 N/A
NOTA None of the above 8,392 0.77 N/A
Majority 164,111 15.02 −1.41
Turnout 1,092,407 81.09 +2.25
INC hold Swing -18.84

General election 2009

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General Election, 2009: Maldaha Dakshin[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury 443,377 53.45
CPI(M) Abdur Razzaque 307,097 37.04
BJP Dipak Kumar Chowdhury 43,997 5.30
BSP Dr. Bharat Chandra Mandal 5,889 0.70
IUML Md. Ejaruddin 5,752 0.69
Independent Manjur Alahi Munshi 3,167 0.38
Independent Md. Kamal Basirujjaman 3,411 0.41
Independent Rustam Ali 5,944 0.71
Independent Shyamal Das 10,852 1.30
Majority 136,280 16.41
Turnout 829,482 78.84
INC win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Maldaha Dakshin Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS258.htm [bare URL]
  5. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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