Islampur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 29 Islampur Assembly constituency covers Islampur municipality, and Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal I, Gaisal II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda I, Matikunda II, Panditpota I, Panditpota II, Ramganj I and Ramganj II gram panchayats of Islampur

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. Islampur Assembly constituency is part of No. 5

Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Raiganj in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 5 Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency are in North Dinajpu ...

. It was earlier part of

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

2019 by-election

2016

2011

In the 2011 election, Abdul Karim Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sayeda Farhat Afroz of CPI(M). Kanaia Lal Agarwal, Chairman of Islampur municipality, run by the Congress, was the rebel Congress candidate who contested as an Independent from Islampur. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP,

Deepa Dasmunsi Deepa Dasmunsi (née Ghosh; born 15 July 1960) is an Indian politician. She served as the member of parliament for Raiganj in the 15th Lok Sabha. She was the Minister of State for Urban Development from October 2012 until May 2014. She was the ...

, campaigned for him. .# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages, as there was a rebel Congress candidate.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Md. Faruque of

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won the Islampur assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Abdul Karim Chowdhary of

Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the Federated state, state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a Lis ...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Karim Chowdhary representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991 defeated Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M). Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress in 1987. Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress/ Independent defeated Md. Faiukazam of CPI(M) in 1982 and Goutam Gupta, Independent, in 1977.

1951

Although Islampur constituency was formed in West Bengal in 1977, it was a constituency in independent India's first election in 1951, when the area was part of Bihar. Chowdhary Mohamad Afaque of Congress won the Islampur seat in 1951.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district Constituencies established in 1957 1957 establishments in West Bengal