Champdani Assembly constituency is an

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constituency in

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in the

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. When the constitution map was drawn up in the independent India, the area was under the now defunct Bhadreswar Assembly constituency.

Overview

This area was under ''Bhadreswar Assembly constituency,'' when the first constituency map of independent India was drawn. In 1967, the Champdani Assembly constituency was created as per orders of the Delimitation Commission, In 2006, No. 187 Champdani Assembly constituency was further changed and is composed of the following:

Champdany Municipality Champdany Municipality is the civic body that governs Champdani and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Champdany Municipality was established in 1917. Geography Champdany Municip ...

Baidyabati Municipality Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Baidyabati Municipality was established ...

, Ward Nos. 1 & 2 and 20 to 24 of

Serampore Municipality Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Serampore is the first town i ...

and Payarapur

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of Sreerampur-Uttarpara

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. Champdani Assembly constituency is part of No. 27

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Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Result

2021 In 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election All Indian Trinamool Congress candidate and Ex Chairman of

Arindam Guin (Bubai) defeated his nearest rival Dilip Singh of

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by 30,078 votes.

2016

In the 2016 election, Abdul Mannan of

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(supported by Left Front) defeated his nearest rival Muzaffar Khan Trinamool Congress. He later on became the Leader of Opposition in the

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2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Jibesh Chakraborty of

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won the Champdani assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Mannan of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Mannan of Congress defeated Kaji Abdul Hai of CPI(M) in 2001, and Sunil Sarkar of CPI(M) in 1996 and 1991. Sunil Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Banerjee of Congress in 1987. Sailendra Nath Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Swaraj Mukhopadhyay of Congress in 1982 and Bibhas Chandra Ghosh of

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in 1977.

1967-1972

Girija Bhushan Mukhopadhyay of

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won in 1972. Haripada Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. Byomkesh Majumdar of Congress won in 1967. Prior to that the Champdani seat did not exist.

1951-1962 Bhadreswar

The Bhadreswar seat was there between 1951 and 1962. Girija Bhushan Mukhopadhyay of CPI won in 1962. Byomkesh Majumdar of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.

References

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