Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Chakulia | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Chakulia Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 26°01′17″N 87°57′09″E / 26.02139°N 87.95250°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 31 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 167,013 (2011)[1] 200,084 (2016)[2] 233,378 (2021)[3] |
Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came into existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission.
Overview[]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 31 Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Goalpokhar II community development block and Bazargaon I and Bazargaon II gram panchayats of Karandighi community development block.[4]
Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5. Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chakulia | All India Trinamool Congress[5] | |
| 2016 | Chakulia | Ali Imran Ramz | All India Forward Bloc[5] |
Election results[]
2021 Election[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Minhajul Arfin Azad | 86,311 | 49.78 | +25.73 | |
| BJP | Sachin Prasad | 52,474 | 30.26 | +5.90 | |
| AIFB | Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) | 28,704 | 16.55 | -26.10 | |
| BSP | Goutam Paul | 2,725 | 1.57 | -4.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,186 | 0.68 | -0.39 | |
| Independent | Mazhar Imam | 1,046 | 0.60 | ||
| JD(U) | Kamkshya Sarkar | 954 | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 173,400 | ||||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2016[]
In the 2016 election, Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Ashim Kumar Mridha of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) | 64,185 | 42.65 | -9.48 | |
| BJP | Ashim Kumar Mridha | 36,656 | 24.36 | +21.12 | |
| AITC | Alema Noorie | 36,198 | 24.05 | ||
| BSP | Goutam Chandra Paul | 8,719 | 5.79 | +1.57 | |
| SP | Mir Masud Alam | 1,839 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,613 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Independent | Rafikul Alam | 1,290 | 0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,50,500 | 75.22 | +0.25 | ||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
Note- Indian National Congress supported the All India Forward Bloc candidate Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) in 2016.
2011[]
In the 2011 election, Ali Imran Ramz of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) | 65,265 | 52.13 | ||
| INC | Serajul Islam | 44,852 | 35.82 | ||
| BSP | Goutam Chandra Paul | 5,287 | 4.22 | ||
| BJP | Kalipada Ghosh | 4,052 | 3.24 | ||
| JDP | Durga Hemram | 3,081 | |||
| Independent | Raj Kumar Jain | 2,661 | |||
| Turnout | 125,198 | 74.97 | |||
| AIFB win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chakulia. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chakulia. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district