Maniktala Assembly constituency is a
Legislative Assembly constituency of
Kolkata district
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in the
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state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Overview
As per order of the
Delimitation Commission
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in respect of the
Delimitation of constituencies
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, Maniktala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Ward Nos.
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
31 and
32 of
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
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.
Maniktala Assembly constituency is part of No. 24
Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on the northern parts of Kolkata in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constit ...
.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
^By election
Election results
2024 by-election
The seat fell vacant due to the death of sitting MLA Sadhan Pande on 20th February 2022. However, bypolls to the seat couldn't be held even after 6 months of Pande's death (according to Indian law) because BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey filed an election petition
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in the Calcutta High Court
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alleging irregularities in polling & demanded a recount of votes. The Representation of the People Act, 1951
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forbids holding any polls to the seat until any election petition concerning that seat hasn't been resolved at the court. On 29 April 2024, Choubey withdrew his election petition from the court, making way for bypoll to the seat.
2021
2016
2011
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Kolkata district
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in West Bengal