Chunchura Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Chunchura Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Chunchura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 190 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chunchura Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 262,555 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 190 Chunchura Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality and Bandel, Debanandapur, Kodalia I and Kodalia II gram panchayats of Chinsurah Mogra community development block and Polba, Rajhat and Sugandha gram panchayats of Polba Dadpur community development block.[1]
Chunchura Assembly constituency is part of No. 28 Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jyotish Chandra Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc (MG) | |
| Radha Nath Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | Bhupati Majumdar | ||
| 1962 | Sambhu Charan Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Bhupati Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1973^ | Chandra Kumar Dey | Independent politician | |
| 1977 | Sambhu Charan Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Naren Dey | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Asit Mazumdar | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Subir Nag | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subir Nag | 137,704 | 53.96 |  15.22 | |
| AITC | Debangshu Bhattacharya | 94,269 | 36.94 |  9.03 | |
| AIFB | Sunil Saha | 14,226 | 5.57 | 5.73 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,015 | 1.18 | 0.52 | |
| INC | Moinul Haque | 2,411 | 0.94 |  | |
| Majority | 43,435 | 17.02 | 9.79 | ||
| Turnout | 255,204 | 92.38 | 11.32 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Asit Mazumdar | 117,104 | 45.97 | 3.09 | |
| BJP | Locket Chatterjee | 98,687 | 38.74 | 28.34 | |
| AIFB | Pranab Kumar Ghosh | 28,777 | 11.3 | 25.47 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,338 | 1.7 | 0.62 | |
| Majority | 18,417 | 7.23 | 5.06 | ||
| Turnout | 254,737 | 81.06 | 0.89 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Asit Mazumdar | 118,501 | 49.06 | 7.84 | |
| AIFB | Pranab Kumar Ghosh | 88,817 | 36.77 | 0.18 | |
| BJP | Champa Chakraborty | 25,120 | 10.40 | 7.82 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,603 | 2.32 | | |
| SUCI(C) | Paban Mazumder | 2,208 | 0.91 | | |
| Independent | Deb Kanta Sikdar | 1,289 | 0.53 | | |
| Majority | 29,684 | 12.29 | 7.66 | ||
| Turnout | 2,41,538 | 81.95 | 2.78 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Asit Mazumdar | 127,206 | 56.90 | ||
| AIFB | Naren Dey | 82,614 | 42.18 | ||
| BJP | Champa Chakraborty | 5,761 | 2.58 | ||
| Independent | Sajal Samaddar | 2,860 | 1.28 | ||
| BSP | Surya Kanta Ray | 2,550 | 1.14 | ||
| PDS | Arindam Chakraborty | 1,533 | 0.69 | ||
| JDP | Lakshmi Ram Saren | 1,042 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 44,592 | 19.95 | |||
| Turnout | 2,23,566 | 84.73 | |||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections Naren Dey Forward Bloc won the Chinsurah assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Ashis Sen of Trinamool Congress in 2006,[5] Robin Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[6] Tapan Dasgupta of Congress in 1996[7] and 1991,[8] and Chandra Kumar Dey of Congress in 1987.[9] Sambhu Charan Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Rabin Mukherjee of Congress in 1982[10] and Chandra Kumar Dey of Congress in 1977.[11][12]
1952-1972
Bhupati Majumdar of Congress won in 1972[13] and 1971.[14] Sambhu Charan Ghosh of Forward Bloc won in 1969,[15] 1967[16] and 1962.[17] Bhupati Majumdar of Congress won in 1957.[18] In independent India's first election in 1951[19] Jyotish Chandra Ghosh of Forward Bloc (MG) and Radha Nath Das of Congress won the Chinsurah double seat.