Chopra Assembly constituency

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

Chopra
Constituency No. 28 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
LS constituencyDarjeeling
Established1977
Total electors247,764
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 28 Chopra Assembly constituency covers Chopra community development block and Kamalagaon Sujali gram panchayat of Islampur community development block.[1]

Chopra Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1977Bachcha MunsiCommunist Party of India
1982
1987Mohammad Mahamuddin
1991
1996
2001Hamidul RahmanIndependent politician
2006Anwarul HaqueCommunist Party of India
2011Hamidul RahmanIndependent politician
2016Trinamool Congress
2021

Election results

2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hamidul Rahman of TMC defeated his nearest rival Md. Shahin Akhtar of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCHamidul Rahman 124,923 61.20 +19.39
BJPMd. Shahin Akhtar60,01829.40+20.51
CPI(M)Anwarul Haque12,2796.02-26.32
AMBAjoy Kumar Sinha3,1661.55
IndependentSurojit Kisku2,1931.07
NOTANone of the Above1,5310.75
Turnout2,04,110
AITC holdSwing

2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hamidul Rahman of TMC defeated his nearest rival Akramul Haque of CPI(M).

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCHamidul Rahman 74,390 41.81 +36.99
CPI(M)Akramul Haque57,53032.34-7.72
BJPSajen Ram Singha15,8158.89+4.87
IndependentAshok Roy15,6188.78
JDPSarkar Murmu4,2142.37
GJMNaseer Ahmed Khan3,5311.98
IndependentDr Md Tabibur Rahman2,6811.50
BSPRuhidas Uraw1,4560.82
NOTANone of the Above2,6551.49
Turnout177,890
AITC gain from IndependentSwing

2011

In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Chopra constituency[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentHamidul Rahman 64,289 44.62 -0.78
CPI(M)Anwarul Haque57,71940.06-10.90
AITCSekh Jalaluddin6,9444.82
BJPAshim Chandra Barman5,7934.02
IndependentRuhidas Urao5,3773.73
IndependentSafiya Khatun2,1781.51
BSPJoydeb Biswas1780.12
Majority6,5704.56
Turnout1,44,08486.22
Independent gain from CPI(M)Swing

Hamidul Rahman, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate from Chopra. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for him.[4] Of the 18 Congress rebels who fought the 2011 assembly elections, Hamidul Rahaman was the only one to win.[5]

.# Change figure based on his own vote percentage as a Congress candidate in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Anwarul Haque of CPI(M) won the Chopra assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hamidul Rahman of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Hamidul Rahaman, Independent, defeated Akbar Ali of CPI(M) in 2001.[7] Mahamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Hamidul Rahman of Congress in 1996,[8] Choudhury Md. Manjur Afaque of Congress in 1991[9] and Shiekh Jalaluddin Ahmad of Congress in 1987.[10] Mahammad Bacha Munshi of CPI(M) defeated Sheikh Jalauddin of Congress in 1982[11] and Narayan Chandra Sinha, Independent in 1977.[12][13] Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

Lok Sabha Election Results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPRaju Bista
AITCGopal Lama
INCMunish Tamang
KMSPAtasi Biswas
NBPPQamrul Haque
APIPradhan Mardi
Kamtapur People's PartyBudharu Roy
SUCI(C)Shahriar Alam
GRCSubodh Pakhrin
IndependentKalicharan Barman
IndependentKhushi Ranjan Mandal
IndependentBandana Rai
IndependentBishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)
IndependentBhupendra Lepcha
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2019

In the 2019 Indian general election, Amar Singh Rai of TMC was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

2019 Indian General election: Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCAmar Singh Rai 94,298 50.6 Winner
BJPRaju Bista49,52126.6
INCSankar Malakar22,76912.2
CPI(M)Saman Pathak11,4036.1
Majority44,77720%
Turnout1,77,991
BJP holdSwing

2014

In the 2014 Indian general election, Bhaichung Bhutia of TMC was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

2014 Indian general election : Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCBhaichung Bhutia 49,985 31.36 Winner
CPI(M)Saman Pathak48,21330.24
BJPS. S. Ahluwalia27,22017.08
INCSujay Ghatak24,90616.15
NOTANone of the Above1,5630.99
IndependentMahendra P Lama1,3090.83
IndependentArun Kumar Agarwal1,0920.69
IndependentRabindra Roy Basunia9150.58
SUCI(C)Goutam Bhattacharya8430.53
BSPKakuli Majumdar (Roy)7570.48
RJPSunil Pandit6500.41
BMPLalit Singha3230.21
Majority1,7721.1%
Turnout1,57,776
BJP holdSwing

2009

In the 2009 Indian general election, Dawa Narbula of Congress was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

2009 Indian general election: Chopra constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDawa Narbula 65,274 49.94
CPI(M)Jibesh Sarkar49,71538.03
BJPJaswant Singh9,4417.23
IndependentRam Ganesh Baraik1,5741.21
BSPHaridas Thakur1,5401.18
CPI(ML)LAbhijit Majumdar6210.48
IndependentNitu Jai6690.52
IndependentArun Kumar Agarwal6560.51
AMBNiranjan Saha5430.42
Majority15,55911.9
Turnout1,30,063
BJP gain from INCSwing

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