Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Maldaha Dakshin
Established:2009
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Isha Khan Choudhury.jpg
Party: Indian National Congress
Mp:Isha Khan Choudhury
Latest Election Year:2024
State:West Bengal
Assembly Cons:Manikchak
English Bazar
Mothabari
Sujapur
Baisnabnagar
Farakka
Samserganj
Electors:1,347,143[1]

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

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

Name DistrictMemberPartyParty(Leading in General Elections
49ManikchakMaldaSabitri MitraTMCBJP
51English BazarSreerupa Mitra Chaudhury
52MothabariSabina YeasminTMCINC
53Md. Abdul GhaniTMCINC
54BaisnabnagarChandana SarkarTMCBJP
55FarakkaMurshidabadManirul IslamTMCINC
56SamserganjAmirul IslamTMCINC

Members of Parliament

Year Name[3] Party
2009Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
2014
2019
2024Isha Khan Choudhury

Election results

General election 2019

Source:Source

General election 2009

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 17 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm . 6 June 2014 .
  2. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 2009-05-27 . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal.
  3. Web site: Maldaha Dakshin Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name . www.elections.in.