Chopra Assembly constituency
Chopra | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 28 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Electorate (year) | 167,108 (2011) |
Chopra (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Chopra community development block and Kamalagaon Sujali gram panchayat of Islampur community development block.[1]
Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M).
| 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 | 3.48 | ||
| Independent | Ruhidas Urao | 5,377 | |||
| Independent | Safiya Khatun | 2,178 | |||
| BSP | Joydeb Biswas | 178 | |||
| Majority | 6,570 | 4.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,084 | 86.22 | |||
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.[5]Of the 18 Congress rebels who fought the 2011 assembly elections, Hamidul Rahaman was the only one to win.[6]
.# Change figure based on his own vote percentage as a Congress candidate in 2006. Template:Uttar Dinajpur 2011 election summary
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, 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. Mahamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Hamidul Rahman of Congress in 1996, Choudhury Md. Manjur Afaque of Congress in 1991 and Shiekh Jalaluddin Ahmad of Congress in 1987. Mahammad Bacha Munshi of CPI(M) defeated Sheikh Jalauddin of Congress in 1982 and Narayan Chandra Sinha, Independent in 1977.[7]
1957-1972
Abdul Karim Chowdhury of NDF/ Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. A. Choudhry of Congress won in 1967. Mohd. Afaque Choudhury of Congress won the seat in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the constituency did not exist.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Chopra". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chopra. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "List of Contesting Candidates, Phase I" (PDF). West Bengal Assembly Election 2011. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Deepa backs rebels under Sonia nose - MP pleads for Congress 'soldiers'". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 16 April 2011. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Ghosh, Barun (2011-05-14). "Rebels flattened but give pinpricks". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "27 - Chopra Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
