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In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M). |
In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M). |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Chopra constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=28|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Chopra| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}} |
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Chopra constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=28| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606064043/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=28| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 6 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Chopra| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}} |
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===1977-2006=== |
===1977-2006=== |
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In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name="vidhansabha2006">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Anwarul Haque of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Chopra assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hamidul Rahman of [[Indian National Congress|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.<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Mahamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Hamidul Rahman of Congress in 1996,<ref name="vidhansabha1996">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Choudhury Md. Manjur Afaque of Congress in 1991<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and Shiekh Jalaluddin Ahmad of Congress in 1987.<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Mahammad Bacha Munshi of CPI(M) defeated Sheikh Jalauddin of Congress in 1982<ref name="vidhansabha1982">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and Narayan Chandra Sinha, Independent in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp27.htm | title =27 - Chopra Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref> Prior to that the constituency did not exist. |
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name="vidhansabha2006">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Anwarul Haque of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Chopra assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hamidul Rahman of [[Indian National Congress|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.<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Mahamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Hamidul Rahman of Congress in 1996,<ref name="vidhansabha1996">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Choudhury Md. Manjur Afaque of Congress in 1991<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and Shiekh Jalaluddin Ahmad of Congress in 1987.<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Mahammad Bacha Munshi of CPI(M) defeated Sheikh Jalauddin of Congress in 1982<ref name="vidhansabha1982">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and Narayan Chandra Sinha, Independent in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp27.htm | title =27 - Chopra Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref> Prior to that the constituency did not exist. |
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==Lok Sabha Election Results== |
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=== 2024 === |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: Chopra constituency}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Gopal Lama|votes=133,276|percentage=63.45|change=+2.25%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Raju Bista]]|votes=41,145|percentage=19.59|change=-9.82%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Munish Tamang|votes=25,508|percentage=12.14|change=+6.12%|notes=Left supported}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=None of the Above|votes=4,154|percentage=1.98|change=+1.23%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=|candidate=Others|votes=5,982|percentage=2.85|change=+0.23%}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=92,131|percentage=43.86%|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=210,065|percentage=|change=}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link|winner=All India Trinamool Congress|swing=}} |
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{{Election box end}}Notes: Postal ballot excluded |
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=== 2019 === |
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In the [[2019 Indian general election]], '''[[Amar Singh Rai]]''' of [[All India Trinamool Congress|'''TMC''']] was the leading candidate in [[ Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]]. |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian General election]]: Chopra constituency}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = All India Trinamool Congress |
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|candidate = [[Amar Singh Rai]] |
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|votes = 94,298 |
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|percentage = 50.6 |
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|change = Winner |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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|candidate = [[Raju Bista]] |
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|votes = 49,521 |
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|percentage = 26.6 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Indian National Congress |
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|candidate = Sankar Malakar |
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|votes = 22,769 |
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|percentage = 12.2 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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|candidate = Saman Pathak |
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|votes = 11,403 |
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|percentage = 6.1 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 44,777 |
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|percentage = 20% |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 1,77,991 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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===2014=== |
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In the [[2014 Indian general election]], '''[[Bhaichung Bhutia]]''' of [[Trinamool Congress|'''TMC''']] was the leading candidate in [[Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]]. |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Trinamool Congress |
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|candidate = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] |
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|votes = 49,985 |
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|percentage = 31.36 |
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|change = Winner |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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|candidate = Saman Pathak |
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|votes = 48,213 |
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|percentage = 30.24 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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|candidate = [[S. S. Ahluwalia]] |
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|votes = 27,220 |
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|percentage = 17.08 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Indian National Congress |
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|candidate = Sujay Ghatak |
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|votes = 24,906 |
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|percentage = 16.15 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link | |
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|party = None of the above |
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|candidate = None of the Above |
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|votes = 1,563 |
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|percentage = 0.99 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent |
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|candidate = Mahendra P Lama |
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|votes = 1,309 |
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|percentage = 0.83 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = Arun Kumar Agarwal |
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|votes = 1,092 |
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|percentage = 0.69 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent |
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|candidate = Rabindra Roy Basunia |
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|votes = 915 |
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|percentage = 0.58 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
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|candidate = Goutam Bhattacharya |
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|votes = 843 |
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|percentage = 0.53 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bahujan Samaj Party |
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|candidate = Kakuli Majumdar (Roy) |
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|votes = 757 |
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|percentage = 0.48 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Rashtriya Janasachetan Party |
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|candidate = Sunil Pandit |
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|votes = 650 |
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|percentage = 0.41 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bahujan Mukti Party |
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|candidate = Lalit Singha |
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|votes = 323 |
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|percentage = 0.21 |
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|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 1,772 |
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|percentage = 1.1% |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 1,57,776 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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===2009=== |
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In the [[2009 Indian general election]], '''[[Dawa Narbula]]''' of [[Indian National Congress|'''Congress''']] was the leading candidate in [[Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]]. |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Indian National Congress |
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|candidate = [[Dawa Narbula]] |
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|votes = 65,274 |
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|percentage = 49.94 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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|candidate = Jibesh Sarkar |
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|votes = 49,715 |
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|percentage = 38.03 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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|candidate = [[Jaswant Singh]] |
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|votes = 9,441 |
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|percentage = 7.23 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = Ram Ganesh Baraik |
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|votes = 1,574 |
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|percentage = 1.21 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Bahujan Samaj Party |
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|candidate = Haridas Thakur |
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|votes = 1,540 |
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|percentage = 1.18 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
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|candidate = Abhijit Majumdar |
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|votes = 621 |
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|percentage = 0.48 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = Nitu Jai |
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|votes = 669 |
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|percentage = 0.52 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = Arun Kumar Agarwal |
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|votes = 656 |
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|percentage = 0.51 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Amra Bangalee |
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|candidate = Niranjan Saha |
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|votes = 543 |
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|percentage = 0.42 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 15,559 |
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|percentage = 11.9 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 1,30,063 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |
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|loser = Indian National Congress |
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{{Election box end}} |
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]] |
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[[Category:Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 23 December 2024
Chopra | |
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Constituency No. 28 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Uttar Dinajpur |
LS constituency | Darjeeling |
Established | 1977 |
Total electors | 247,764 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Elected year | 2021 |
Chopra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1977 | Bachcha Munsi | Communist Party of India | |
1982 | |||
1987 | Mohammad Mahamuddin | ||
1991 | |||
1996 | |||
2001 | Hamidul Rahman | Independent politician | |
2006 | Anwarul Haque | Communist Party of India | |
2011 | Hamidul Rahman | Independent politician | |
2016 | Trinamool Congress | ||
2021 |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hamidul Rahman of TMC defeated his nearest rival Md. Shahin Akhtar of BJP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Hamidul Rahman | 124,923 | 61.20 | +19.39 | |
BJP | Md. Shahin Akhtar | 60,018 | 29.40 | +20.51 | |
CPI(M) | Anwarul Haque | 12,279 | 6.02 | −26.32 | |
AMB | Ajoy Kumar Sinha | 3,166 | 1.55 | ||
Independent | Surojit Kisku | 2,193 | 1.07 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,531 | 0.75 | ||
Turnout | 2,04,110 | ||||
AITC hold | Swing |
2016
[edit]In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hamidul Rahman of TMC defeated his nearest rival Akramul Haque of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Hamidul Rahman | 74,390 | 41.81 | +36.99 | |
CPI(M) | Akramul Haque | 57,530 | 32.34 | −7.72 | |
BJP | Sajen Ram Singha | 15,815 | 8.89 | +4.87 | |
Independent | Ashok Roy | 15,618 | 8.78 | ||
JDP | Sarkar Murmu | 4,214 | 2.37 | ||
GJM | Naseer Ahmed Khan | 3,531 | 1.98 | ||
Independent | Dr Md Tabibur Rahman | 2,681 | 1.50 | ||
BSP | Ruhidas Uraw | 1,456 | 0.82 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 2,655 | 1.49 | ||
Turnout | 177,890 | ||||
AITC gain from Independent | Swing |
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Hamidul Rahman | 64,289 | 44.62 | -0.78 | |
CPI(M) | Anwarul Haque | 57,719 | 40.06 | −10.90 | |
AITC | Sekh Jalaluddin | 6,944 | 4.82 | ||
BJP | Ashim Chandra Barman | 5,793 | 4.02 | ||
Independent | Ruhidas Urao | 5,377 | 3.73 | ||
Independent | Safiya Khatun | 2,178 | 1.51 | ||
BSP | Joydeb Biswas | 178 | 0.12 | ||
Majority | 6,570 | 4.56 | |||
Turnout | 1,44,084 | 86.22 | |||
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
[edit]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
[edit]2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Gopal Lama | 133,276 | 63.45 | +2.25% | |
BJP | Raju Bista | 41,145 | 19.59 | −9.82% | |
INC | Munish Tamang | 25,508 | 12.14 | +6.12% | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 4,154 | 1.98 | +1.23% | |
Others | 5,982 | 2.85 | +0.23% | ||
Majority | 92,131 | 43.86% | |||
Turnout | 210,065 | ||||
AITC hold | Swing |
Notes: Postal ballot excluded
2019
[edit]In the 2019 Indian general election, Amar Singh Rai of TMC was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AITC | Amar Singh Rai | 94,298 | 50.6 | Winner | |
BJP | Raju Bista | 49,521 | 26.6 | ||
INC | Sankar Malakar | 22,769 | 12.2 | ||
CPI(M) | Saman Pathak | 11,403 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 44,777 | 20% | |||
Turnout | 1,77,991 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing |
2014
[edit]In the 2014 Indian general election, Bhaichung Bhutia of TMC was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AITC | Bhaichung Bhutia | 49,985 | 31.36 | Winner | |
CPI(M) | Saman Pathak | 48,213 | 30.24 | ||
BJP | S. S. Ahluwalia | 27,220 | 17.08 | ||
INC | Sujay Ghatak | 24,906 | 16.15 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,563 | 0.99 | ||
Independent | Mahendra P Lama | 1,309 | 0.83 | ||
Independent | Arun Kumar Agarwal | 1,092 | 0.69 | ||
Independent | Rabindra Roy Basunia | 915 | 0.58 | ||
SUCI(C) | Goutam Bhattacharya | 843 | 0.53 | ||
BSP | Kakuli Majumdar (Roy) | 757 | 0.48 | ||
RJP | Sunil Pandit | 650 | 0.41 | ||
BMP | Lalit Singha | 323 | 0.21 | ||
Majority | 1,772 | 1.1% | |||
Turnout | 1,57,776 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing |
2009
[edit]In the 2009 Indian general election, Dawa Narbula of Congress was the leading candidate in Chopra Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Dawa Narbula | 65,274 | 49.94 | ||
CPI(M) | Jibesh Sarkar | 49,715 | 38.03 | ||
BJP | Jaswant Singh | 9,441 | 7.23 | ||
Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 1,574 | 1.21 | ||
BSP | Haridas Thakur | 1,540 | 1.18 | ||
CPI(ML)L | Abhijit Majumdar | 621 | 0.48 | ||
Independent | Nitu Jai | 669 | 0.52 | ||
Independent | Arun Kumar Agarwal | 656 | 0.51 | ||
AMB | Niranjan Saha | 543 | 0.42 | ||
Majority | 15,559 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,30,063 | ||||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
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