Chanditala Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Chanditala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 194 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chanditala Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| LS constituency | Serampore |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 201,831 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 194 Chanditala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:Dankuni Municipality(Before 2010 grampanchayat) & Bhogabatipur, Gangadharpur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah and Nababpur gram panchayats of Chanditala I community development block Baksa, Barijhati, Chanditala, Garalgacha, Janai, Monaharpur, Mrigala and Naiti gram panchayats of Chanditala II community development block.[1]
Chanditala Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kanai Lali Dey | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1967 | Md. Abdul Latif | Independent[3] |
| 1969 | Md. Abdul Latif | Independent[4] |
| 1971 | Kaji Safiulla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] |
| 1972 | Safiulla | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1977 | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 1982 | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| 1987 | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
| 1991 | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1996 | Akbar Ali Khandoker | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 2001 | Bhaktaram Pan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] |
| 2006 | Bhaktaram Pan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] |
| 2011 | Swati Khandoker | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
| 2016 | Swati Khandoker | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Swati Khandoker | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2021
In 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election, AITC candidate Swati Khandoker defeated her nearest rival Yash Dasgupta of BJP by 41,347 votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandoker | 103,118 | 49.79 | -2.67 | |
| BJP | Debashish Dasgupta | 61,771 | 29.83 | +26.54 | |
| CPI(M) | Mohammed Salim | 37,161 | 17.94 | -24.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,156 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Rahim Mollick | 1,886 | 0.91 | ||
| Independent | Onkar Majumder | 1,014 | 0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 207,106 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandekar | 91,874 | 48.28 | ||
| CPI(M) | Md. Sk. Azim Ali | 77,698 | 40.83 | ||
| BJP | Sudipta Chatterjee | 12,843 | 6.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,305 | 1.74 | ||
| SHS | Raghuwansh Dwivedy | 1,970 | 1.04 | ||
| Indian Unity Centre | Moidul Islam Laskar | 1,426 | 0.75 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dinabandhu Dutta | 1,184 | 0.62 | ||
| Turnout | 190,300 | 79.17 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
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][15]
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]