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In the [[2019 Indian general election]], [[Amar Singh Rai|'''Amar Singh Rai''']] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|'''TMC''']] was the leading candidate in [[ Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]].
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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===2014===
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In the [[2014 Indian general election]], [[Bhaichung Bhutia|'''Bhaichung Bhutia''']] of [[Trinamool Congress|'''TMC''']] was the leading candidate in [[Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]].
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===2009===
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In the [[2009 Indian general election]], [[Dawa Narbula|'''Dawa Narbula''']] of [[Indian National Congress|'''Congress''']] was the leading candidate in [[Chopra Assembly constituency]] of [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]].
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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Revision as of 15:55, 24 May 2024

For other uses, see Chopra (disambiguation).
This article is about the Assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake census town, see Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Chopra (community development block).
Chopra
Constituency No. 28 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Chopra Assembly Constituency
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

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

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

Election Member Party
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

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Raju Bista
AITC Gopal Lama
INC Munish Tamang
KMSP Atasi Biswas
NBPP Qamrul Haque
API Pradhan Mardi
Kamtapur People's Party Budharu Roy
SUCI(C) Shahriar Alam
GRC Subodh Pakhrin
Independent Kalicharan Barman
Independent Khushi Ranjan Mandal
Independent Bandana Rai
Independent Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)
Independent Bhupendra 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
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

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
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

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
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chopra. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Deepa backs rebels under Sonia nose - MP pleads for Congress 'soldiers'". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 16 April 2011. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Barun (14 May 2011). "Rebels flattened but give pinpricks". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. ^ "27 - Chopra Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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