Mothabari Assembly constituency
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This article is about the Assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For its namesake village, see Mathabari.
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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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 |
In the 2021 election, Sabina Yasmin of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Shyam Chand Ghosh of BJP.
In the 2016 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Md. Najrul Islam of Trinamool Congress.
In the 2011 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival Naimuddin Sheikh of CPI(M).
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]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "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.