Chandrakona Assembly constituency

Chandrakona is an assembly constituency in Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Chandrakona
Constituency No. 232 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Chandrakona Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Established	1962
Total electors	216,307
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Arup Dhara
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 232 Chandrakona Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Chandrakona municipality, Chandrakona I & II community development blocks, Ramjibanpur municipality, Khirpai municipality, and Niz Narajol gram panchayat of Daspur I community development block.^[1]

Chadrakona Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).^[1]

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Chandrakona (SC)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Arup Dhara	121,846	48.87	−2.17
	BJP	Sibaram Das	110,565	44.35	+35.24
	ISF	Gouranga Das	10,801	4.33
	NOTA	None of the above	2,906	1.17	−0.05
	Independent	Sudhir Ari	1,670	0.67
	SUCI(C)	Akshay Khan	1,527	0.61	−0.05
Turnout			249,315	89.08	−0.87
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Chandrakona (SC)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Chhaya Dolai	117,172	52.04	+4.29
	CPI(M)	Santinath Bodhuk	78,791	34.99	−13.40
	BJP	Bilash Dolui	7,753	9.11	+5.25
	SS	Ashes Sardar	4,447	1.98
	NOTA	None of the above	2,746	1.22
	SUCI(C)	Tanushri Dolui	1,485	0.66
Turnout			225,151	89.95	−2.98
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Chandrakona^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Chhaya Dolai	97,280	48.39	−12.97
	AITC	Sibaram Das	95,984	47.75	+11.56#
	BJP	Bapi Dera	7,753	3.86
Turnout			201,017	92.93
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	-24.53#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Gurupada Dutta of CPI(M) won the 196 Chandrakona assembly seat defeating Lakshmipriya Mondal of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Prabir Kushari of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Maloy Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Umapati Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Satya Ghosal of UCPI in 1991, Sk. Khalilur Rahaman of Congress in 1987, Satya Ghosal, Independent, in 1982, and Jagannath Goswami of Congress in 1977.^[5]

1962-1972

Satya Ghoshal of CPI won in 1972. Soroshi Choudhury of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. Indrajit Roy of Congress won in 1967 and 1962.^[6]