Champdani Assembly constituency explained

Champdani
Type:SLA
Mla:Arindam Guin
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Hooghly
Loksabha Cons:Serampore
Constituency No:187
Established:1967
Electors:208,046
Reservation:None

Champdani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 187 Champdani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Champdany Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Ward Nos. 1 & 2 and 20 to 24 of Serampore Municipality and Payarapur gram panchayat of Sreerampur-Uttarpara community development block.[1]

Champdani Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty Affiliation
1967Byomkesh MajumdarIndian National Congress[2]
1969Haripada MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1971Haripada MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1972Girija Bhusan MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India[5]
1977Sailendra Nath ChattopadhyayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982Sailendra Nath ChattopadhyayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1987Sunil SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991Abdul MannanIndian National Congress[9]
1996Abdul MannanIndian National Congress[10]
2001Abdul MannanIndian National Congress[11]
2006Jibesh ChakrabartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2011Muzaffar KhanTrinamool Congress[13]
2016Indian National Congress
2021Arindam Guin (Bubai)Trinamool Congress

Election Result

2021

In 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election All Indian Trinamool Congress candidate and Ex Chairman of Baidyabati Municipality Arindam Guin (Bubai) defeated his nearest rival Dilip Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party by 30,078 votes.

2016

In the 2016 election, Abdul Mannan of Indian National Congress (supported by Left Front) defeated his nearest rival Muzaffar Khan Trinamool Congress. He later on became the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] Jibesh Chakraborty of CPI(M) won the Champdani assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Mannan of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Mannan of Congress defeated Kaji Abdul Hai of CPI(M) in 2001,[11] and Sunil Sarkar of CPI(M) in 1996[10] and 1991.[9] Sunil Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Banerjee of Congress in 1987.[8] Sailendra Nath Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Swaraj Mukhopadhyay of Congress in 1982[7] and Bibhas Chandra Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977.[6] [14]

1967-1972

Girija Bhushan Mukhopadhyay of CPI won in 1972.[5] Haripada Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971[4] and 1969.[3] Byomkesh Majumdar of Congress won in 1967.[2] Prior to that the Champdani seat did not exist.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 26 July 2015. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  14. Web site: 181 - Champdani Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 1 December 2010.