Sujapur Assembly constituency

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Sujapur
Constituency No. 53 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Sujapur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Established1957
Total electors251,186
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2021

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

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 53 Sujapur Assembly constituency covers Alipur I, Alipur II, Bamongram Mashimpur, Gayeshbari, Jalalpur, Jalua Badhal, Kalia Chak II, Mozampur, Naoda Jadupur, Silampur I, Silampur II and Sujapur gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block.[1]

Sujapur 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 List 1957

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Year Member Party
1957 Manoranjan Mishra Independent politician
1962 Ashadulla Choudhury Indian National Congress
1967 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982 Humayoun Chowdhury
1987
1991 Rubi Noor
1996
2001
2006
2009^ Mausam Noor
2009^ Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury
2011
2016 Isha Khan Choudhury
2021 Muhammad Abdul Ghan|i All India Trinamool Congress
  • ^ by-election

Election results

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In the 2021 election, Md. Abdul Ghani of AITC, defeated his nearest rival, Isha Khan Choudhury of INC[2]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sujapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Muhammad Abdul Ghani 152,445 73.44 +43.26
INC Isha Khan Choudhury 22,282 10.73 −47.73
BJP Sk. Ziauddin 14,789 7.12 +0.88
ISF Md. Nur Islam Sekh 11,173 5.38
Independent Md. Rahim Biswas 2,321 1.12
NOTA None of the above 1,527 0.74 −0.79
BSP Rafiqul Islam 1,461 0.70 +0.44
PDS Nasmul Hoque 546 0.26 +0.00
Independent Manjur Alahi Munshi 454 0.22 +0.05
Independent Md. Saidul Hoque 352 0.17
Jamat-E-Seratul Mustakim Md. Monirul Hasan 241 0.12 −0.19
Turnout 207,591
AITC gain from INC Swing

In the 2016 election, Isha Khan Chowdhury of INC defeated his nearest rival Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury of TMC.[3]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sujapur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Isha Khan Choudhury 97,332 58.46 +6.71
AITC Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury 50,252 30.18
BJP Nandan Kumar Ghosh 10,393 6.24 +3.68
NOTA None of the above 2,542 1.53
Independent Sekh Wased Ali 1,642 0.99
Independent Sadhan Chatterjee 734 0.44
Independent Md. Rajiul Islam 633 0.38
Jamat-E-Seratul Mustakim Md. Gul Hasan 519 0.31
Independent Md. Touhid Sk 473 0.28
PDS Nasmul Hoque 433 0.26
BSP Pulak Gupta 427 0.26
Independent Manjur Alahi Munshi 291 0.17
Independent Md. Sariful Alam 247 0.15
Independent Md. Munna Khan 216 0.13
JMM Pankaj Rishi 210 0.13
Independent Abdul Karim 152 0.09
Turnout 166,496 79.18 +1.02
INC hold Swing

In the 2011 election, Abu Naser Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sekh Ketabuddin of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sujapur constituency[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury 70,640 52.75
CPI(M) Haji Ketabuddin Sk. 53,279 39.79
Muslim League Kerala State Committee Md. Ezaruddin 4,788 3.58
BJP Tutul Saha 3,429 2.56
BSP Abdur Rouf Ansari 1,778
Turnout 133,914 78.16
INC hold Swing

1977–2009

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In the by-election held in 2009, subsequent to the election of the sitting MLA Mausam Noor from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency), Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury of Congress won the seat. In an earlier by-election held in the same year, caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Rubi Noor, Mausam Noor of Congress defeated Haji Ketabuddin of CPI(M).[6][7][8] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991, Rubi Noor of Congress won the Suzapur assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Hamidur Rahman of CPI(M) in 2006,[9] Abdur Rauf of CPI(M) in 2001[10] and 1996,[11] and Kowsar Ali of CPI(M) in 1991.[12] Humayoun Chowdhury of Congress defeated Kowsar Ali of CPI(M) in 1987[13] and Mamtaz Begum of CPI(M) in 1982.[14] A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury of Congress defeated Habibur of CPI(M) in 1977.[15][16]

1957–1972

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A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury of Congress won in 1972,[17] 1971,[18] 1969[19] and 1967.[20] Ashadulla Choudhury of Congress won in 1962.[21] Manoranjan Mishra, Independent, won in 1957.[22] Prior to that the Sazapur seat did not exist.

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