Chanditala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chanditala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Chanditala
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chanditala
Location in West Bengal
Chanditala
Chanditala (India)
Coordinates: 22°41′00″N 88°16′00″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Constituency No.194
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency27. Sreerampur
Electorate (year)201,831 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 194 Chanditala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bhogabatipur, Gangadharpur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah and Nababpur gram panchayats of Chanditala I community development block Baksa, Barijhati, Chanditala, Dankuni, Garalgacha, Janai, Monaharpur, Mrigala and Naiti gram panchayats of Chanditala II community development block.[1]

Chanditala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1962ChanditalaKanai Lali DeyIndian National Congress[2]
1967Md. Abdul LatifIndependent[3]
1969Md. Abdul LatifIndependent[4]
1971Kaji SafiullaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1972SafiullaIndian National Congress[6]
1977Malin GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1982Malin GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1987Malin GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1991Malin GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1996Akbar Ali KhandokerIndian National Congress[11]
2001Bhaktaram PanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2006Bhaktaram PanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2011Swati KhandekarAll India Trinamool Congress[14]

Election results

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Chanditala constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Swati Khandekar 86,349 52.46 +4.44#
CPI (M) Sk. Azim Ali 69,474 42.18 -8.85
BJP Sudipta Chatterjee 5,413 3.29
People’s Democratic Conference of India Swagata Ghosh 3,419
Turnout 164,700 81.6
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 13.29#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Hooghly district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 14
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 12
Forward bloc 1 2
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Bhaktaram Pan of CPI(M) won the Chanditala assembly seat defeating Swati Khandoker of Trinamool Congress in 2006[13] and Amit Mitra of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[12] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akbar Ali Khandakar of Congress defeated Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) in 1996.[11] Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Akbar Ali Khandakar of Congress in 1991,[10] Ali Hossain Jamadar of Congress in 1987,[9] Nisith Kamal of Congress in 1982[8] and Seikh Abdur Rahim of Congress in 1977.[7][16]

1962-1972

Safiulla of Congress won in 1972.[6] Kaji Safiulla of CPI(M) won in 1971.[5] Mohammad Abdul Latif, Independent, won in 1969[4] and 1967.[3] Kanai Lall Dey of Congress won in 1962.[2]

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chanditala. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  16. "178 - Chanditala Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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