Mothabari


Mothabari is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari and Baisnabnagar.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 52 Mothabari covers Kaliachak II community development block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block.
Mothabari is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2011&2016

In 2016 Assembly Election Sabina defeated the heavyweight rival Md Najrul Islam
In the 2011 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival Naimuddin Sheikh of CPI.
The Independent candidate, Shehnaz Quadery, was a rebel candidate from the family of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury. Although her name was proposed by the local Congress, she was refused a ticket by the Congress high command.