Manikchak | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 25°03′45″N 87°54′33″E / 25.06250°N 87.90917°ECoordinates: 25°03′45″N 87°54′33″E / 25.06250°N 87.90917°E | |
Country |
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State | West Bengal |
District | Malda |
Constituency No | 49 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
Electorate (year) | 174,617 (2011) |
Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 49 Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Manikchak community development block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block.
Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 elections, Sabitri Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Ratna Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
Ramprabesh Mandal, who had filed his nomination as an Independent candidate was a rebel Congress candidate. He withdrew on the last day for withdrawal of nominations.
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Asima Chowdhuri of CPI(M) won the Manikchak assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress defeated Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) in 1996. Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress in 1991 Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1987. Jokhilal Mandal of Congress defeated Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) in 1982. Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1977.