Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency is an

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constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 82 Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chapra

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. Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency is part of No. 12

Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency (occasionally referred as Krishnagar) is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 12 Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituenc ...

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

.# Jeber Sekh, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress member.

2016

2011

In the 2011 election, Rukbanur Rahaman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shamsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

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and 2001 state assembly elections, Shamsul Islam Mollah of

CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...

won the Chapra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Abdur Rashid Mollick of

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in 2006 and Julfikar Khan of

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in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mir Quasem Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Julfikar Khan representing Congress in 1996, and Arun Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1991. Mir Qusem of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Dutta of Congress in 1987. Sahabauddin Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Arun Biswas, Independent, in 1982 and Kazi Safluddin of

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in 1977.

1951–1972

Ghiasuddin Ahmad of Congress won in 1972. Sahabuddin Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1971. Salil Behari Hundle of

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won in 1969. J.Mojumdar of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Mohananda Haldar of Sanjukta Biplabi Parishad won in

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, The Chapra constituency was not there in

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. Smarajit Bandopadhyay and Promatha Ranjan Thakur, both of Congress, won from the Haringhata joint seat in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Smarajit Bandopadhyay of Congress won the Chapra seat.

References

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