Chanchal Assembly constituency
Chanchal Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chanchal | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  Chanchal Location in West Bengal  Chanchal Chanchal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′N 87°59′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constituency No. | 45 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 7. Maldaha Uttar |
| Electorate (year) | 171,300 (2011)[1] 217,595 (2016)[2] 249,402 (2021)[3] |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 45 Chanchal Assembly constituency covers Chanchal I community development block and Barui, Kusidha, Rashidabad and Tulsihatta gram panchayats of Harishchandrapur I community development block.[4]
Chanchal Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chanchal | Asif Mehbub | Indian National Congress[5] |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kharba Assembly constituency
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | 115,966 | 58.00 | ||
| BJP | Dipankar Ram | 48,628 | 24.00 | ||
| INC | Asif Mehboob | 31,346 | 16.00 | ||
| Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~3,800 | 2.00 | |||
| Majority | 67,338 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Asif Mehbub of Congress defeated his nearest rival Anjuman Ara Begum of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asif Mehbub | 68,586 | 48.69 | ||
| CPI(M) | Anjuman Ara Begam | 54,399 | 38.62 | ||
| BJP | Sital Prasad Chakraborty | 11,002 | 7.81 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Kumar Sinha | 2,867 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Khaleque | 2,405 | |||
| BSP | Dally Choudhury Roy | 1,593 | |||
| Turnout | 140,852 | 82.33 | |||
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.
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chanchal. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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