Mothabari is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Malda district

Malda district

Malda district is a district of West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km north of Kolkata, the state capital. Mango and silk are notable products of this district. The special variety of mango produced in this region, popularly known by the name of the district, is exported across the world and...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kaliachak was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kaliachak ceases to exist from 2011...

 ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Baisnabnagar 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 Bisnabnagar .-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, No. 52 Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak II

Kaliachak II (Community development block)

Kaliachak II is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Kaliachak I

Kaliachak I (Community development block)

Kaliachak I is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak police station serves this block...

 community development block.

Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)

Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)

Maldaha Dakshin is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Malda district in West Bengal...

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2011

In the 2011 election , Sabina Yasmin of Congress defeated her nearest rival Naimuddin Sheikh of CPI(M).
The Independent candidate, Shehnaz Quadery, is a rebel candidate from the family of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury

A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury

A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury , full name Abu Barkat Ataur Ghani Khan Choudhury, known as Barkatda to his supporters, was a prominent politician of Indian state of West Bengal and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.A Muslim by faith, he was first elected as an MLA to the West Bengal...

. Although her name was proposed by the local Congress, she was refused a ticket by the Congress high command.