Chakulia Assembly constituency

Chakulia Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Chakulia
Constituency No. 31 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Chakulia Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
LS constituencyRaiganj
Established2011
Total electors233,378
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 31 Chakulia Assembly constituency covers Goalpokhar II community development block and Bazargaon I and Bazargaon II gram panchayats of Karandighi community development block.[1]

Chakulia Assembly constituency is part of No. 5. Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
2011Ali Imran RamzAll India Forward Bloc
2016
2021Minhajul Arfin AzadTrinamool Congress

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chakulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCMinhajul Arfin Azad 86,311 49.78 +25.73
BJPSachin Prasad52,47430.26+5.90
AIFBAli Imran Ramz (Victor)28,70416.55-26.10
BSPGoutam Paul2,7251.57-4.22
NOTANone of the above1,1860.68-0.39
IndependentMazhar Imam1,0460.60
JD(U)Kamkshya Sarkar9540.55
Turnout173,400
AITC gain from AIFBSwing

2016

In the 2016 election, Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Ashim Kumar Mridha of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Chakulia constituency[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIFBAli Imran Ramz (Victor)64,18542.65-9.48
BJPAshim Kumar Mridha36,65624.36+21.12
AITCAlema Noorie36,19824.05
BSPGoutam Chandra Paul8,7195.79+1.57
SPMir Masud Alam1,8391.22
NOTANone of the above1,6131.07+1.07
IndependentRafikul Alam1,2900.86
Turnout1,50,50075.22+0.25
AIFB holdSwing

Note- Indian National Congress supported the All India Forward Bloc candidate Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 election, Ali Imran Ramz of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Chakulia constituency[2][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIFBAli Imran Ramz (Victor)65,26552.13
INCSerajul Islam44,85235.82
BSPGoutam Chandra Paul5,2874.22
BJPKalipada Ghosh4,0523.24
JDPDurga Hemram3,081
IndependentRaj Kumar Jain2,661
Turnout125,19874.97
AIFB win (new seat)

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