# Maheshtala Assembly constituency

Maheshtala Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Maheshtala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Ward Nos. 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of Maheshtala Municipality.
Maheshtala Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1952 | Maheshtala | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | | Ahammad Ali Mufti | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | | Bhupen Bijali | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Mir Abdus Sayeed | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Abul Basar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Abul Basar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Kasturi Das | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Kasturi Das | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2018 by-election | | Dulal Chandra Das | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Dulal Chandra Das | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Maheshtala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Dulal Chandra Das | 124,008 | 56.00 |
| | BJP | Umesh Das | 66,059 | 30.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Pravat Chowdhury | 25,276 | 11.00 |
| | | None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~4,500 | 2.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,949 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### By-Election 2018

By-Election, 2018: Maheshtala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Dulal Chandra Das | 1,04,818 | |
| | BJP | Sujit Kumar Ghosh | 41,992 | |
| | CPI(M) | Pravat Chowdhury | 30,316 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,942 | 81.55 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.26 |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Maheshtala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Kasturi Das | 93,675 | |
| | CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 81,223 | |
| | BJP | Kartic Ch. Ghosh | 14,909 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,942 | 81.55 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.26 |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Maheshtala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kasturi Das | 92,211 | 52.71 | +4.10 |
| | CPI(M) | Sheikh Mohammed Israil | 67,928 | 38.83 | −11.16 |
| | Independent | Ramani Naskar | 7,971 | | |
| | BJP | Sisir Kumar Mukherjee | 3,689 | | |
| | IUML | Sagirauddin Laskar | 1,882 | | |
| | PDS | Debashish Bose | 1,168 | | |
| | Independent | Monoranjan Naskar | 80 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,942 | 81.55 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.26 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Maheshtala Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of INC in 2006, Biman Banerjee of AITC in 2001 and Gouranga Mukherjee of INC in 1996. Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of INC in 1991 and Habibur Rahman of INC in 1987. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent politician, in 1982. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Bhupen Bijali of INC won in 1972. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ahammad Ali Mufti of INC won in 1962. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI won in 1957 and 1952.