Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Mahestala | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Mahestala
 Mahestala
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| Coordinates: 22°30′58″N 88°13′41″E / 22.51611°N 88.22806°ECoordinates: 22°30′58″N 88°13′41″E / 22.51611°N 88.22806°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 155 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 21. Diamond Harbour |
| Electorate (year) | 214,525 (2011) |
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 155 Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8 and 11 to 35 of Maheshtala municipality.
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
In 2016 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Samik Lahiri of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See for details)
In 2011 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Sk' Md. Ismail of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See for details)
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Mahestala assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of Congress in 2006, Biman Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Gouranga Mukherjee of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of Congress in 1991 and Habibur Rahman of Congress in 1987. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent, in 1982. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.
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