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Malda District
Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (, , often ), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed. The folk culture of gombhira is a feature of the district, being a unique way of representation of joy and sorrow in daily life of the common people, as well as the unique medium of presentation on national and international matters. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. It is reported that 90 percent of the fake currency that enters India originates in Malda. The headquarters of Malda district is in English Bazar, also known as ''Malda'', which was once the capital of Bengal. The district maintains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per 1947 Partition of Bengal, partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Cooch Behar State, Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French Enclave and exclave, enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habibpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Habibpur is a census town in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be .... Demographics India census, Habibpur had a population of 15360. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Habibpur has an average literacy rate of 85%, lower than the national average of 90.5%: male literacy is 46%, and female literacy is 79.5%. In Habibpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. References Cities and towns in Bhagalpur district {{Bihar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In India
Roads are an important mode of transport in India. India has a network of over of roads This is the second-largest road network in the world, after the United States with .Annual Report 2021-22 (23.70 Mb ) At () of roads per square kilometre of land, the quantitative density of India's road network is equal to that of Hong Kong, and substantially higher than the United States (), China (), Brazil () and Russia (). Adjusted for its large population, India has approximately of roads per 1,000 people, which is much lower than United States but higher than that of China . India's road network carries over 71 percent of its freight and about 85 percent of passenger traffic. Since the 1990s, major efforts have been underway to modernize the country's road infrastructure. As of 31 March 2020, 70.00% of Indian roads were paved. As of March 2020, India had completed and placed into use over of four or more lane highways connecting many of its major manufacturing, commercial and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari Assembly constituency and Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency. BJP won the 2016 assembly elections in Baisnabnagar. In 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Chandana Sarkar of AITC won the seat by a margin of 2,799 votes over her nearest rival Swadhin Kumar Sarkar of BJP. She is the current MLA of Baisnabnagar constituency. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency covers Kaliachak III community development block. Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak Assembly constituency Kaliachak Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sujapur, also spelt as Suzapur, is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview 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. Sujapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Md. Abdul Ghani of AITC, defeated his nearest rival, Isha Khan Choudhury of INC 2016 In the 2016 election, Isha Khan Chowdhury of INC defeated his nearest rival Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury of TMC. 2011 In the 2011 election, Abu Naser Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sekh Ketabud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Mothabari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari Assembly constituency and Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 52 Mothabari Assembly constituency covers Kaliachak II community development block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I community development block. Mothabari Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Sabina Yasmin of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Shyam Chand Ghosh of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Md. Najrul Islam of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 election, Sabina Yasmin Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
English Bazar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 51 English Bazar Assembly constituency covers English Bazar Municipality and Amriti, Binodpur Gram Panchayat, Jadupur I, Jadupur II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block, English Bazar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 In the 2016 election, Nihar Ranjan Ghosh of Left Front-Congress Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Congress. .# Swing based on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. 2013 bye election The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Krishnendu Narayan Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maldaha (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Maldaha Assembly constituency (spelt by Election Commission of India as "Maldaha" and earlier spelt as Malda) is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. This constituency assembly is covered the main area of Old Malda CD block and some of English Bazar CD block. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 50 Maldaha Assembly constituency (SC) covers Old Malda Municipality, Old Malda, Narhatta gram panchayat of English Bazar community development block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur community development block. Maldah Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Gopal Chandra Saha of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress. 2016 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Manikchak Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 49 Manikchak Assembly constituency covers Manikchak community development block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block. Manikchak Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2011 In the 2011 elections, Sabitri Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Ratna Bhattacharya of CPI(M). Ramprabesh Mandal, who had filed his nomination as an Independent candidate was a rebel Congress candidate. He withdrew on the last day for withdrawal of nominations. .# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratua (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ratua Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 48 Ratua Assembly constituency covers Ratua I community development block and Araidanga, Paranpur, Pukuria and Sambalpur gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block. Ratua Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Samar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Abhishek Singhania of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Shehnaz Quadery of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M). .# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Malatipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Malatipur Assembly constituency consists of 209 booths (parts) among which 144 parts (From part no.1 to part no.144) fall under Chanchal-II Development Block and the rest belongs to Ratua II Development Block. As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 47 Malatipur Assembly constituency covers Chanchal II community development block and Maharajpur, Peerganj, Sreepur I and Sreepur II gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block. Malatipur Assembly constituency is part of 7. Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 In the 2016 election, Alberuni Zulkarnain of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdur Rahim Boxi of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) is a communist party in India. The party was founded o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
