Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constutuency No | 47 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Electorate (year) | 151,763 (2011) |
Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Malatipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency consits of 209 booths(parts) among which 144 parts (From part no.1 to part no.144) fall under Chanchal-II Development Block and the rest belongs to Ratua II Development Block.[1] As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 47 Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Chanchal II community development block and Maharajpur, Peerganj, Sreepur I and Sreepur II gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block.[2]
Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 7. Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Malatipur | Abdur Rahim Boxi | Revolutionary Socialist Party[3] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Abdur Rahim Boxi of RSP defeated his nearest rival Al-beruni (Independent).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Abdur Rahim Boxi | 54,794 | 43.18 | ||
| Independent | Al-Beruni | 48,093 | 37.90 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Gautam Chakraborti | 15,674 | 12.35 | ||
| BJP | Harendra Nath Paul | 4,070 | 3.21 | ||
| BSP | Tahida Khatun | 1,853 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Khaleque | 1,652 | |||
| Turnout | 126,889 | 83.61 | |||
Al-Beruni, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a Congress Zilla Parishad member.[5]
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 8 |  4 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  5 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
