Chakulia Assembly constituency
Chakulia | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Chakulia Location in West Bengal  Chakulia Chakulia (India) | |
| 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) | 167,001 (2011) |
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.[1]
Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5. Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chakulia | Ali Imran Ramz | All India Forward Bloc[2] |
| 2016 | Chakulia | Ali Imran Ramz | All India Forward Bloc[2] |
Election results
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 | +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) | |||||
Template:Uttar Dinajpur 2011 election summary
References
- ^ 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.