Manikchak Assembly constituency

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Manikchak
Constituency No. 49 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Manikchak Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Established1951
Total electors253,353
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2026

Manikchak Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 49 Manikchak Assembly constituency covers Manikchak community development block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block.[1]

Manikchak Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1951 Pashupati Jha Indian National Congress
1957 No seat
1962 Sowrindra Mohan Misra Indian National Congress
1967 R. S. Singhi Swatantra Party
1969 Arun Chandra Jha Indian National Congress
1971 Jokhilal Mandal
1972
1977 Subodh Choudhary Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982 Jokhilal Mandal Indian National Congress
1987
1991 Subodh Choudhary Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996 Ram Probesh Mondal Indian National Congress
2001 Asima Chowdhuri Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006
2011 Sabitri Mitra Trinamool Congress
2016 Md. Mottakin Alam Indian National Congress
2021 Sabitri Mitra Trinamool Congress
2026 Gour Chandra Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Manikchak[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gour Chandra Mandal 110,118 48.86 +11.97
AITC Kabita Mandal 96,180 42.68 −10.58
INC Ansarul Hoque 9,201 4.08 −1.5
CPI(M) Debajyoti Sinha (Babu) 6,499 2.88
NOTA None of the above 1,201 0.53 −0.13
Majority 13,938 6.18 −10.19
Turnout 225,363 95.28 +13.58
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Manikchak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sabitri Mitra 110,234 53.26
BJP Gour Chand Mandal 76,356 36.89
INC Md. Mottakin Alam 11,555 5.58
Independent Anil Ch. Mandal 2,743 1.33
NOTA None of the above 1,367 0.66
Majority 33,878 16.37
Turnout 206,991 81.7
AITC gain from INC Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Manikchak constituency[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Md. Mottakin Alam 78472
AITC Sabitri Mitra 65869 −2.54
BJP
IPFB
BSP
Turnout 80.14
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing


2011

In the 2011 elections, Sabitri Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Ratna Bhattacharya of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Manikchak constituency[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sabitri Mitra 64,641 46.20 +4.23#
CPI(M) Ratna Bhattacharya 58,424 41.75 −2.54
BJP Dipankar Panday 8,003 5.72
IPFB Lutpha Khatub 5,194 3.71
BSP Chanchala Karmakar 3,668
Turnout 139,930 80.14
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +6.77#

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.[6]

.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.


2006

In the 2006[7] and 2001[8] 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.[9] Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress in 1991[10] Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1987.[11] Jokhilal Mandal of Congress defeated Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) in 1982.[12] Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1977.[13][14]


1972

Jokhilal Mandal of Congress won in 1972[15] and 1971.[16] Arun Chandra Jha of Congress won in 1969.[17] R.S.Singhi of Swatantra Party won in 1967.[18] Sowrindra Mohan Misra of Congress won in 1962.[19] The Manikchak seat was not there in 1957.[20] In independent India's first election in 1951, Pashupati Jha of Congress won from the Manikchak seat.[21]


References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  4. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Manikchak. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  6. "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. "47 - Manikchak Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  19. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  20. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  21. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.