Araidanga Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kharba Assembly constituency and Araidanga Assembly constituency cease to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Chanchal Assembly constituency and Malatipur Assembly constituency. Araidnaga is now part of Ratua Assembly constituency.
Araidanga Assembly constituency was part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of the Legislative Assembly Election YearConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party affiliation1977AraidangaHabib MustafaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1982Habib MustafaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1987Habib MustafaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1991Sabitri MitraIndian National Congress1996Sabitri MitraIndian National Congress2001Sabitri MitraIndian National Congress2006Sabitri MitraIndian National Congress
Election results
1977–2006 In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Sabitri Mitra of Congress won the Araidanga assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Sadiqul Islam of CPI(M) in 2006, Setara Begum of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, and Habib Mustafa of CPI(M) in 1991. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Habib Mustafa of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Hannan of Congress in 1987, Sajjad Ahmed of Congress in 1982 and Md. Gofurur Rahaman of Congress in 1977. Prior to that the Araidanga seat did not exist.
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