Maniktala Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

[1][2] ^By election The seat fell vacant due to the death of sitting MLA Sadhan Pande on 20th February 2022.

However, bypolls to the seat couldn't be held even after 6 months of Pande's death (according to Indian law) because BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey filed an election petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging irregularities in polling & demanded a recount of votes.

The Representation of the People Act, 1951 forbids holding any polls to the seat until any election petition concerning that seat hasn't been resolved at the court.

[18] On 29 April 2024, Choubey withdrew his election petition from the court, making way for bypoll to the seat.