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{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Maldaha Dakshin {{Small|WB-8}}
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/West Bengal/Maldaha Dakshin.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency
| established = 2009
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Isha Khan Choudhury.jpg
| mp = [[Isha Khan Choudhury]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| assembly_cons = [[Manikchak Assembly constituency|Manikchak]] [[English Bazar Assembly constituency|English Bazar]] [[Mothabari Assembly constituency|Mothabari]] [[Sujapur Assembly constituency|Sujapur]] [[Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency|Baisnabnagar]] [[Farakka Assembly constituency|Farakka]] [[Samserganj Assembly constituency|Samserganj]]
| electors = 1,347,143<ref name=turnout>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |title=Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014 |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |archive-date=6 June 2014 }}</ref>
}}

'''Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 543 [[Lok Sabha|parliamentary]] constituencies in [[Malda district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is considered to be a bastion of the [[Indian National Congress]]. While five of the assembly segments of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency are in [[Malda district]] in [[West Bengal]], two assembly segments are in [[Murshidabad district]]. As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, [[Malda Lok Sabha constituency]] ceased to exist from 2009 and two new ones came into being: [[Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency]] and Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2009-05-27 | work = Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher =Government of West Bengal}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
[[File:Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|250px|right|'''Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal''' - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. '''Maldaha Dakshin''', 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum]]

Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 8) is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref name =delimitation/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! Name
! District
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|49
|[[Manikchak Assembly constituency|Manikchak]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Malda district|Malda]]
|[[Gour Chandra Mandal]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|51
|[[English Bazar Assembly constituency|English Bazar]]
|[[Amlan Bhaduri]]
|-
|52
|[[Mothabari Assembly constituency|Mothabari]]
|Islam Nazrul
|{{party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|53
|[[Sujapur Assembly constituency|Sujapur]]
|[[Sabina Yeasmin]]
|-
|54
|[[Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency|Baisnabnagar]]
|[[Raju Karmakar]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|55
|[[Farakka Assembly constituency|Farakka]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
|Motab Sheikh
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|56
|[[Samserganj Assembly constituency|Samserganj]]
|Noor Alam
|{{party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maldaha Dakshin Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/parliamentary-constituencies/maldaha-dakshin.html |access-date= |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''Till 2008 : See [[Malda Lok Sabha constituency|Malda]]''}}
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Isha Khan Choudhury]]
|-
|}

==Election results==
===General election 2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: Maldaha Dakshin<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Maldaha Dakshin">{{cite news |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Maldaha Dakshin |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S258.htm |accessdate=6 July 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250706113251/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S258.htm |archivedate=6 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Maldaha Dakshin Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024">{{cite news |title=Maldaha Dakshin Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/west-bengal/maldaha-dakshin |access-date=6 July 2025 |work= |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250706113359/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/west-bengal/maldaha-dakshin |archive-date=6 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Isha Khan Choudhury]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 5,72,395
|percentage = 41.79
|change = {{increase}}7.06
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=[[Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury]]|votes=4,44,027|percentage=32.42|change={{decrease}}1.67}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Shahnawaz Ali Raihan|votes=3,01,026|percentage=21.98|change={{decrease}}5.49}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,797|percentage=0.20|change={{decrease}}0.74}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1,28,368|percentage=9.37|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,69,789|percentage=76.69|change={{decrease}}4.55}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===
Source:[http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS258.htm?ac=8 Source]
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 Indian general election]]: Maldaha Dakshin}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate= [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]]
|party=Indian National Congress
|votes= 444,270
|percentage= 34.73
|change= -0.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 436,048
|percentage = 34.09
|change = +14.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate= Md Moazzem Hossain
|party=All India Trinamool Congress
|votes=351,353
|percentage= 27.47
|change= +6.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Debojit Mandal
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 9,430
|percentage = 0.74
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate= Fulchand Mandal
|party=Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes= 6,190
|percentage= 0.48
|change= -0.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate= Angushudhar Mandal
|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India
|votes= 5,605
|percentage= 0.44
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 12,062
|percentage = 0.94
|change = +0.17
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 8,222
|percentage = 0.64
|change = -14.38
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,279,977
|percentage = 81.24
|change = +0.15
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,575,590
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = -7.05
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Maldaha Dakshin<ref name=loksabha2014>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf |title = General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 21 June 2016 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 380,291
|percentage = 34.81
|change = -18.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bishnupada Roy
|votes = 216,181
|percentage = 19.79
|change = +14.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Abul Hasnat Khan]]
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 209,480
|percentage = 19.18
|change = -17.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Md Moazzem Hossain
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|votes = 192,632
|percentage = 17.63
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Md. Najrul Islam
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|votes = 21,207
|percentage = 1.94
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Imtiaz Ahmed Mollah
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|votes = 12,952
|percentage = 1.18
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Manjur Alahi Munshi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 11,426
|percentage = 1.04
|change = +0.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sadhan Chatterjee
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 10,536
|percentage = 0.96
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Naresh Rishi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 6,616
|percentage = 0.60
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Nikhil Chandra Mondal
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 6,138
|percentage = 0.56
|change = -0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate
|candidate = Md Ezaruddin
|party = Jamat-E-Seratul Mustakim
|votes = 3,377
|percentage = 0.30
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Md Faruque Hossain
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|votes = 3,282
|percentage = 0.30
|change = -0.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Murshed Shekh
|party = Republican Party of India
|votes = 2,720
|percentage = 0.24
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Nasmul Hoque
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|votes = 2,466
|percentage = 0.22
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bimal Mardi
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|votes = 1,921
|percentage = 0.17
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Dipak Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party
|votes = 1449
|percentage = 0.13
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Firoz Akhtar
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|votes = 1,342
|percentage = 0.12
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 8,392
|percentage = 0.77
|change = ''N/A''
}}

{{Election box majority
|votes = 164,111
|percentage = 15.02
|change = -1.41
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,092,407
|percentage = 81.09
|change = +2.25
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = -18.84
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: [[English Bazar|Maldaha Dakshin]]<ref name=loksabha2009>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title = General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]]
|votes = 443,377
|percentage = 53.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Abdur Razzaque
|votes = 307,097
|percentage = 37.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dipak Kumar Chowdhury
|votes = 43,997
|percentage = 5.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dr. Bharat Chandra Mandal
|votes = 5,889
|percentage = 0.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Md. Ejaruddin
|votes = 5,752
|percentage = 0.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Manjur Alahi Munshi
|votes = 3,167
|percentage = 0.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Kamal Basirujjaman
|votes = 3,411
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rustam Ali
|votes = 5,944
|percentage = 0.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shyamal Das
|votes = 10,852
|percentage = 1.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 136,280
|percentage = 16.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 829,482
|percentage = 78.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
{{Malda topics}}

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