Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1. its namesake village, see Chandipur, Purba Medinipur. For 2. its namesake community development block, see Chandipur (community development block). For disambiguation, see Chandipur.
Chandipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chandipur
Location in West Bengal
Chandipur
Chandipur (India)
Coordinates: 22°07′30″N 87°51′37″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Constituency No.211
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyKanthi
Electorate (year)2,19,591 (2021)
Government
 • Incumbent MLASoham Chakraborty
 • Political PartyAll India Trinamool Congress

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 211 Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chandipur community development block, and Benodia, Bivisanpur, Gurgram, Kakra, Mahammadpur I and Mahammadpur II gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block.[1]

Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Results

2021
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections, 2021: Chandipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Soham Chakraborty 1,09,770
BJP Pulak Kanti Guria 96,298
CPI(M) Ashis Kumar Guchhait 9,837
Turnout 2,19,591
AITC hold Swing

2016
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Chandipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) 95,982 48.52 -2.28
CPI(M) Mangal Chand Pradhan 86,328 43.64 -0.40
BJP Pijush Das 10,160 5.14 +2.17
BSP Biswanath Ghorai 1,274 0.64
Turnout 197,801 88.51
AITC hold Swing

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Chandipur [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) 88,010 50.80
CPI(M) Bidyut Guchait 76,301 44.04
BJP Chanchal Maiti 5,149 2.97
Independent Siraj Khan 3,780
Turnout 173,240 91.84

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Chandipur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Chandipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Chandipur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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