5 Assemblies, 105 Muslim MLAs: Will their number go up or down?

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: The correct answer will come on May 13 when votes for new Assembly in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will be counted. The Assembly Poll 2006 saw 105 Muslim MLAs entering the Houses. Will the Poll 2011 increase the number or decrease it?


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The five assemblies have a total of 824 seats, and there are a total of 105 Muslim MLAs there – that is 12.74%. However, if we deduct 175 seats reserved for SCs/STs from the total of 824, the percentage of Muslim representation is 16.17%.



Thousands of people are marching towards Samaguri in response to a call given by AUDF president Chalu Samaguri [Photo: milligazette.com]

State ———-Total No. of Seats —–Muslim MLAs

Assam—————126——————–25
West Bengal———294——————–46
Kerala————–140——————–25
Tamil Nadu———-234——————–07
Puducherry—- —–30——————–02

Of five, Assam, West Bengal and Kerala have around 30% Muslim population each, and thus these three state assemblies have more Muslim MLAs than many other states. West Bengal, despite having 84 reserved seats, has 46 Muslim MLAs. However, the number could further go up in this assembly poll as there is a race among both ruling and opposition parties to capture the Muslim vote to come to power. While the Left Front has fielded 56 Muslim candidates Trinamool Congress has given tickets to 39. The Congress, which is contesting on 65 seats in alliance with the Trinamool, is yet to announce its candidates.

State —–Total No. of ACs —- Reserved for SC —–Reserved for ST

Assam—————126——————-08————————16
West Bengal———294——————-68————————16
Kerala————–140——————-14————————02
Tamil Nadu———-234——————-44————————02
Puducherry———–30——————-05————————00

Sitting Muslim MLAs in five Assemblies

Assam: 25

Sl. No.

Constituency

Muslim MLAs

Party

1

Karimganj South

Siddeque Ahmed

IND

2

Badarpur

Anwarul Hoque

AUDF

3

Hailakandi

Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya

AUDF

4

Sonai

Kutub Ahmed Mazumdar

INC 

5

Mankachar

Dr. Motiur Rahman Mondal

IND

6

Salmara South

Wazed Ali Choudhury

INC

7

Dhubri

Rasul Hoque

AUDF

8

Gauripur

Mohibul Hoque

IND

9

Golakganj

Abu Taher Bepari

INC 

10

Bilasipara West

Hafiz Bashir Ahmed

AUDF

11

Abhayapuri North

Abdul Hai Nagori

INC 

12

Goalpara West

Abdur Rashid Mondal

INC 

13

Jaleswar

Afzalur Rahman

Loko Sanmilan 

14

Jania

Abdul Khaleque

INC 

15

Baghbar

Dildar Rezza

INC 

16

Chenga

Liakat Ali Khan

AGP 

17

Hajo

Nurul Hussain

AGP 

18

Dalgaon

Ilias Ali

IND

19

Biswanath

Nurjamal Sarkar

INC

20

Laharighat

Dr. Nazrul Islam

INC 

21

Dhing

Mobarak Ali Pathan

AUDF

22

Rupohihat

Abdul Aziz

AGP 

23

Samaguri

Rockybul Hussain

INC 

24

Jamunamukh

Siraj Uddin Ajmal

AUDF

25

Katigora

Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya

AUDF

West Bengal: 46

Sl. no.

Constituency

Muslim MLAs

Party

1

 Sitai

 Dr. Md. Fazle Haque

INC

2

 Natabari

 Tamser Ali

CPIM

3

 Kranti

 Fazlul Karim

CPIM

4

 Chopra

 Anwarul Haque

CPIM

5

 Islampur

 Md. Faruque

CPIM

6

 Goalpokhar

Ali Imran Ramz

AIFB

7

 Kumarganj

 Mafuja Khatun

CPIM

8

 Kharba

 Mahabubul Haque

INC

9

 Harishchandrapur

 Tajmul Hossain

AIFB

10

 Suzapur

Abu Naser Khan Chowdhury

INC

11

 Farakka

 Mainul Haque

INC

12

 Aurangabad

 Touab Ali

CPIM

13

 Suti

 Jane Alam Mian

RSP

14

 Jangipur

 Abul Hasnat

RSP

15

 Lalgola

 Abu Hena

INC

16

 Bhagabangola

 Chand Mohammad

WBSP

17

 Jalangi

 Unus Sarkar

CPIM

18

 Domkal

 Anisur Rahaman

CPIM

19

 Naoda

 Abu Taher Khan

INC

20

 Hariharpara

 Insar Ali Biswas

CPIM

21

 Beldanga

 Md. Refatullah

RSP

22

 Bharatpur

 Id Mohamma

RSP

23

 Nakashipara

 Kallol Kha

AITMC

24

 Chapra

 Shamsul Islam Mollah

CPIM

25

 Amdanga

 Abdus Sattar

CPIM

26

 Degang

 Dr. Mortoza Hossain

AIFB

27

 Swarupnagar

 Mostafa Bin Quasem

CPIM

28

 Baduria

 Md. Shelim Gain

CPIM

29

 Canning East

 Abdur Razzak Molla

CPIM

30

 Bhangar

 Arabul  Islam

AITMC

31

 Garden Reach

 Abdul Khaleque Molla

INC

32

 Maheshtala

 Mursalin Molla

CPIM

33

 Magrahat West

 Dr.Abul Hasnat

CPIM

34

 Ballygunge

 Ahmed Javed Khan

AITMC

35

 Entally

 Hashim Abdul Halim

CPIM

36

Alipur

Frhad Hakim

AITMC

37

 Bagnan

 Akkel Ali Khan

CPIM

38

 Pandua

 Sekh Majed Ali

CPIM

39

 Moyna

 Sk. Mujibur Rahman

CPIM

40

 Nandigram

Smt. Firoza Bibi

AITMC

41

 Debra

 Sk. Jahangir Karim

CPIM

42

 Kharagpur Rural

 Haque  Nazmul

CPIM

43

 Bhatar

 Sayed Md. Masih

CPIM

44

 Galsi

 Mehbub Mondal

AIFB

45

 Manteswar

 Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah

CPIM

46

 Murarai

 Elahi Md. Qamre

CPIM

Kerala: 25

Sl. No.

Constituency

Muslim MLAs

Party – Alliance

1

Aluva

AM Yousuf

CPI (M) – LDF

2

Tanur

Abdurahiman Randathani

Muslim League (ML) – UDF

3

Malappuram

Adv M Ummer

ML – UDF

4

Aroor

AM Ariff

CPI (M) – LDF

5

Eravipuram

AA Azeez

RSP – LDF

6

Nilambur

Aryadan Muhammed

INC – UDF

7

Vadakkanchery

AC Moideen

CPI (M) – LDF

8

Kasargod

CT Ahammed Ali

ML – UDF

9

Pattambi

CP Muhammed

INC – UDF

10

Beypore

Elamaram Kareem

CPI (M) – LDF

11

Tirurangadi

K Kutty Ahammed Kutty

ML – UDF

12

Perambra

K Kunhammed Master

CPI (M) – LDF

13

Kondotty

K Muhammedunni Haji

ML – UDF

14

Kuttippuram

KT Jaleel

Ind – LDF

15

Guruvayur

KV Abdul Kader

CPI (M) – LDF

16

Kazhakkuttam Thiruvananthapuram

MA Vahid

INC – UDF

17

Ottappalam

M Hamsa

CPI (M) – LDF

18

Ponnani

Paloli Muhammed Kutty

CPI (M) – LDF

19

Koduvalli

PTA Raheem

Ind – LDF

20

Manjeri

PK Abdu Rabb

ML – UDF

21

Kozhikode II

PMA Salam

INL

22

Tirur

PP Abdullakkutty

CPI (M) – LDF

23

Mattancheri

VK Ibrahim Kunju

ML – UDF

24

Sreekrishnapuram

KS Saleeka

CPI (M) – LDF

25

Varkkala

Varkkala Kahar

INC – UDF

Tamil Nadu: 7

Sl. No.

Constituency

Muslim MLAs

Party

1

Triplicane

Bader Sayeed   

AIADMK

2

Vaniayambad

Abdul Basith.H

DMK

3

Ramanathapuram

Hasan Ali. K

INC

4

Aravakurichi

Khaleelur Rahman. M. A.

DMK

5

Palayamkottai

Mohideen Khan. T. P. M.

DMK

6

Madurai Central

Syed Ghouse Basha, S.

DMK

7

Thanjavur

Ubayadullah. S. N. M

DMK

Puducherry: 2

Sl. No.

Constituency

Muslim MLAs

Party

1

Lawspet

M.O.H.F. Shahjahan

INC

2

Karaikal

A.M.H. Nazeem

DMK

Election Schedule for Five Assemblies

States

Seats

Voters

Polling

Counting

Assam

126

1.81 crore

April 4 & 11

May 13

Kerala

140

2.29 crore

April 13

May 13

West Bengal

294

5.60 crore

April 18, 23, 27 & May 3, 7, 10

May 13

Tamil Nadu

234

4.59 crore

April 13

May 13

Puducherry

30

80 lakh

April 13

May 13

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