Chanchal Assembly constituency
| Chanchal | |
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| Constituency No. 45 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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Interactive Map Outlining Chanchal Assembly Constituency
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 249,402 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Chanchal Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 45 Chanchal Assembly constituency covers Chanchal I community development block and Barui, Kusidha, Rashidabad and Tulsihatta gram panchayats of Harishchandrapur I community development block.
Chanchal Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Asif Mehbub | Indian National Congress |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kharba Assembly constituency
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | 115,966 | 58.00 | ||
| BJP | Dipankar Ram | 48,628 | 24.00 | ||
| INC | Asif Mehboob | 31,346 | 16.00 | ||
| Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~3,800 | 2.00 | |||
| Majority | 67,338 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Asif Mehbub of Congress defeated his nearest rival Anjuman Ara Begum of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asif Mehbub | 68,586 | 48.69 | ||
| CPI(M) | Anjuman Ara Begam | 54,399 | 38.62 | ||
| BJP | Sital Prasad Chakraborty | 11,002 | 7.81 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Kumar Sinha | 2,867 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Khaleque | 2,405 | |||
| BSP | Dally Choudhury Roy | 1,593 | |||
| Turnout | 140,852 | 82.33 | |||