Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Islampur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Islampur Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′N 88°12′E / 26.267°N 88.200°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 29 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 150,195 (2011)[1] 188,269 (2016)[2] 219,728 (2021)[3] |
Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. There is a vidhan sabha segment named Islampur in Maharashtra as well.
Overview[]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 29 Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Islampur municipality, and Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal I, Gaisal II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda I, Matikunda II, Panditpota I, Panditpota II, Ramganj I and Ramganj II gram panchayats of Islampur community development block.[4]
Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] It was earlier part of Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951* | Islampur | Chowdhary Mohammad Afaque | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1977 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | Independent[6] | |
| 1982 | Chowdhari Md. Abdulkarim | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1987 | Md. Faruque Azam | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1991 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1996 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 2001 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | All India Trinamool Congress[11] | |
| 2006 | Md. Faruque | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 2011 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | All India Trinamool Congresst[13] |
.* The area was in Bihar at the time of election.
Election results[]
2021 election[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abdul Karim Chowdhury | 98999 | |||
| BJP | Dr. Saumyaroop Mandal | 90787 | |||
| INC | Sadikul Islam | 10982 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 8213 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019 by-election[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abdul Karim Chowdhury | 77,528 | 53.08 | +14.37 | |
| BJP | Dr. Saumyaroop Mandal | 56,141 | 38.44 | +25.95 | |
| INC | Muzaffar Hussain | 5,208 | 3.57 | -40.31 | |
| CPI(M) | Shantiprokash Guhaneogi | 5,128 | 3.51 | N/A | |
| Indian Democratic People's Party | Dr. Md. Tabibur Rahman | 652 | 0.45 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,391 | 0.95 | -0.35 | |
| Majority | 21,387 | 14.64 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,048 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kanaia Lal Agarwal | 65,559 | 43.88 | ||
| AITC | Abdul Karim Chowdhury | 57,841 | 38.71 | ||
| BJP | Saumyaroop Mandal | 18,668 | 12.49 | ||
| JD(U) | Md Arsad | 1,521 | 1.01 | ||
| BSP | Sefali Roy Mondal | 1,164 | 0.78 | ||
| GJM | Altamas Choudhury | 1,069 | 0.71 | ||
| SP | Abdus Subhan | 923 | 0.62 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dayal Singha | 716 | 0.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,943 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 7,718 | 5.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,404 | 79.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,88,269 | ||||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011[]
In the 2011 election, Abdul Karim Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sayeda Farhat Afroz of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abdul Karim Chowdhury | 49,326 | 41.48 | +2.34# | |
| CPI(M) | Sayeda Farhat Afroz | 38,054 | 32.00 | -13.21 | |
| Independent | Kanaia Lal Agarwal | 20,870 | 17.55 | ||
| BJP | Nepal Dutta | 5,772 | 4.85 | ||
| Independent | Md. Nadeem Akhter | 2,941 | |||
| BSP | Umar Ali | 1,944 | |||
| Turnout | 118,907 | 79.28 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.55# | |||
Kanaia Lal Agarwal, Chairman of Islampur municipality, run by the Congress, was the rebel Congress candidate who contested as an Independent from Islampur. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for him.[15]
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages, as there was a rebel Congress candidate.
1977-2006[]
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] Md. Faruque of CPI(M) won the Islampur assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Karim Chowdhary representing Trinamool Congress in 2001[11] and Congress in 1996[10] and 1991[9] defeated Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M). Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress in 1987.[8] Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress/ Independent defeated Md. Faiukazam of CPI(M) in 1982[7] and Goutam Gupta, Independent, in 1977.[6][16]
1951[]
Although Islampur constituency was formed in West Bengal in 1977, it was a constituency in independent India's first election in 1951, when the area was part of Bihar. Chowdhary Mohamad Afaque of Congress won the Islampur seat in 1951.[5]
See also[]
- Bengali language Movement (North Dinajpur)
References[]
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- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Islampur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Deepa backs rebels under Sonia nose - MP pleads for Congress 'soldiers'". The Telegraph, 16 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "28 - Islampur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district