Maheshtala
Maheshtala (Bengali:মহেশতলা) is a city and a municipality under Maheshtala, Rabindra Nagar, and (some part of) Metiaburz police stations of Alipore Sadar Subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Maheshtala had a population of 389,214. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maheshtala has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Maheshtala, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Township development
A London-based company has joined hands with a Bengali NRI to develop a mini township known as the Mahestala project as a joint venture with the Maheshtala Municipality, for which 21.22 acres (85,900 m2) have been acquired near Nungi station. There will be 2,240 middle income group flats in 44 buildings. The company will improve the road infrastructure in the area.
Transport
Bus lines
Private Bus
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 155 Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8 and 11 to 35 of Maheshtala municipality.
Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2011
In 2001 Kasturi Das of Trinamool Congress defeated Sk' Md. Ismail of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Mursalin Molla of CPI(M) won the Mahestala assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dulal Das of Congress in 2006, Biman Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Gouranga Mukherjee of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Basar of CPI(M) defeated Malay Chowdhury of Congress in 1991 and Habibur Rahman of Congress in 1987. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Ghose, Independent, in 1982. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari of CPI(M) defeated Mali Safiuddin of Janata Party in 1977.
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