This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1. its namesake village, see Chandipur, Purba Medinipur. For 2. its namesake community development block, see Chandipur (community development block). For disambiguation, see Chandipur. Vidhan Sabha constituency
| Chandipur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 211 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Interactive Map Outlining Chandipur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| LS constituency | Kanthi |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 2,45,775 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Soham Chakraborty | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Chandipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 211 Chandipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chandipur community development block, and Benodia, Bivisanpur, Gurgram, Kakra, Mahammadpur I and Mahammadpur II gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block.
Chandipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Amiyakanti Bhattacharjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | ||
| 2021 | Soham Chakraborty |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Soham Chakraborty | 1,09,770 | |||
| BJP | Pulak Kanti Guria | 96,298 | |||
| CPI(M) | Ashis Kumar Guchhait | 9,837 | |||
| Turnout | 2,19,591 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) | 95,982 | 48.52 | −2.28 | |
| CPI(M) | Mangal Chand Pradhan | 86,328 | 43.64 | −0.40 | |
| BJP | Pijush Das | 10,160 | 5.14 | +2.17 | |
| BSP | Biswanath Ghorai | 1,274 | 0.64 | ||
| Turnout | 197,801 | 88.51 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) | 88,010 | 50.80 | ||
| CPI(M) | Bidyut Guchait | 76,301 | 44.04 | ||
| BJP | Chanchal Maiti | 5,149 | 2.97 | ||
| Independent | Siraj Khan | 3,780 | |||
| Turnout | 173,240 | 91.84 | |||
References
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2011". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chandipur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Chandipur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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