Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency
| Chapra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 82 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chapra Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| LS constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 248,014 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Chapra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 82 Chapra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chapra community development block.[1]
Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mohananda Haldar | Sanjukta Biplabi Parishad[2] |
| 1967 | Jagannath Majumdar | Bangla Congress[3] |
| 1969 | Salil Behari Hundle | Bangla Congress[4] |
| 1971 | Sahabuddin Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] |
| 1972 | Ghiasuddin Ahmad | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1977 | Sahabauddin Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 1982 | Sahabauddin Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| 1987 | Mir Quasem Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
| 1991 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1996 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 2001 | Shamsul Islam Mollah | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] |
| 2006 | Shamsul Islam Mollah | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] |
| 2011 | Rukbanur Rahaman | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
| 2016 | Rukbanur Rahaman | All India Trinamool Congress[15] |
| 2021 | Rukbanur Rahaman | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rukbanur Rahman | 73,866 | 34.65 | -13.14 | |
| Independent | Jeber Sekh | 61,748 | 28.97 | ||
| BJP | Kalyan Kumar Nandi | 58,168 | 27.29 | +19.35 | |
| CPI(M) | Jahangir Biswas (Raju) | 11,722 | 5.50 | -35.11 | |
| ISF | Kanchan Moitra | 3,865 | 1.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,023 | 0.95 | -0.06 | |
| BSP | Rokibul Hossain Molla | 1,070 | 0.50 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Mozammel Hossain Mondal | 713 | 0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 213,175 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Jeber Sekh, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress member.
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rukbanur Rahman | 89,556 | 47.79 | +0.65 | |
| CPI(M) | Shamsul Islam Mollah | 76,093 | 40.61 | -4.93 | |
| BJP | Sutirtha Chakraborty (Chuni) | 14,887 | 7.94 | +3.63 | |
| SHS | Samaresh Biswas | 4,081 | 2.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,894 | 1.01 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Dhananjay Ganguly | 884 | 0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 187,895 | 85.23 | -2.62 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
In the 2011 election, Rukbanur Rahaman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shamsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rukbanur Rahaman | 77,435 | 47.14 | -9.10# | |
| CPI(M) | Shamsul Islam Mollah | 74,802 | 45.54 | +2.22 | |
| BJP | Baidyanath Biswas | 7,078 | 4.31 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Bijoy Kumar Saha | 2,765 | |||
| JD(U) | Soumen Mandal | 2,180 | |||
| Turnout | 164,260 | 87.87 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -11.32# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit]
In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Shamsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M) won the Chapra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Abdur Rashid Mollick of Congress in 2006[13] and Julfikar Khan of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[12] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mir Quasem Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Julfikar Khan representing Congress in 1996,[11] and Arun Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1991.[10] Mir Qusem of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Dutta of Congress in 1987.[9] Sahabauddin Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Arun Biswas, Independent, in 1982[8] and Kazi Safluddin of Janata Party in 1977.[7][17]
1962–1972[edit]
Ghiasuddin Ahmad of Congress won in 1972.[6] Sahabuddin Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1971.[5] Salil Behari Hundle of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[4] J.Mojumdar of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[3] Mohananda Haldar of Sanjukta Biplabi Parishad won in 1962,[2] The Chapra constituency did not exist prior to that.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chapra. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "73 - Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.