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 Year Name Party 1952Sudhir Chandra Bhandari 1957 1962 Ahammad Ali Mufti 1967 Sudhir Chandra Bhandari 1969 1971 1972 Bhupen Bijali 1977 Sudhir Chandra Bhandari 1982 Mir Abdus Sayeed 1987 Abul Basar 1991 1996 Mursalin Molla 2001 2006 2011 Kasturi Das 2016 2018^Dulal Chandra Das 2021 2026 Subhasis Das
^ denotes by-election
Election results 2026
2021
2018 bypoll
2016
2011
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.
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.
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