Chanditala Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Chanditala Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Chanditala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 194 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chanditala Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sreerampur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 201,831 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 194 Chanditala Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dankuni Municipality & Bhogabatipur, Gangadharpur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah and Nababpur gram panchayats of Chanditala I community development block Baksa, Barijhati, Chanditala, Garalgacha, Janai, and Naiti gram panchayats of Chanditala II community development block.[1]
Chanditala Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kanai Lali Dey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Mohammad Abdul Latif | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Kaji Safiulla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Safiulla | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Akbar Ali Khandoker | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Bhaktaram Pan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Swati Khandoker | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandoker | 107,143 | 47.1 |  2.69 | |
| BJP | Debasish Mukherjee | 87,480 | 38.46 |  8.63 | |
| CPI(M) | Sheikh Asif Ali | 25,438 | 11.18 | 6.76 | |
| INC | Sheikh Abu Abbasuddin | 2,458 | 1.08 |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,451 | 0.64 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 19,663 | 8.64 | 11.32 | ||
| Turnout | 227,472 | 92.24 | 13.57 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandoker | 103,118 | 49.79 | 1.51 | |
| BJP | Yash Dasgupta | 61,771 | 29.83 | 23.08 | |
| CPI(M) | Mohammed Salim | 37,161 | 17.94 | 22.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,156 | 1.04 | 0.70 | |
| Majority | 41,347 | 19.96 | 12.51 | ||
| Turnout | 207,106 | 78.67 | 0.50 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandoker | 91,874 | 48.28 | 4.18 | |
| CPI(M) | Azim Ali Mohammad Sheikh | 77,698 | 40.83 | 1.35 | |
| BJP | Sudipta Chattopadhyay | 12,843 | 6.75 | 3.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,305 | 1.74 | | |
| SS | Raghuwansh Dwivedy | 1,970 | 1.04 | | |
| IUC | Moidul Islam Laskar | 1,426 | 0.75 | | |
| SUCI(C) | Dinabandhu Dutta | 1,184 | 0.62 | | |
| Majority | 14,176 | 7.45 | 2.83 | ||
| Turnout | 1,90,300 | 79.17 | 2.35 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swati Khandoker | 86,394 | 52.46 | ||
| CPI(M) | Azim Ali Mohammad Sheikh | 69,474 | 42.18 | ||
| BJP | Sudipta Chattopadhyay | 5,413 | 3.29 | ||
| PDCI | Swagata Ghosh | 3,419 | 2.08 | ||
| Majority | 16,920 | 10.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,700 | 81.52 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Bhaktaram Pan of CPI(M) won the Chanditala assembly seat defeating Swati Khandoker of Trinamool Congress in 2006[4] and Amit Mitra of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[5] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akbar Ali Khandakar of Congress defeated Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) in 1996.[6] Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Akbar Ali Khandakar of Congress in 1991,[7] Ali Hossain Jamadar of Congress in 1987,[8] Nisith Kamal of Congress in 1982[9] and Seikh Abdur Rahim of Congress in 1977.[10][11]
1962-1972
Safiulla of Congress won in 1972.[12] Kaji Safiulla of CPI(M) won in 1971.[13] Mohammad Abdul Latif, Independent, won in 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Kanai Lall Dey of Congress won in 1962.[16]