Chapra, Nadia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Chapra | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Chapra
 Chapra
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| Coordinates: 23°32′14″N 88°33′10″E / 23.53722°N 88.55278°ECoordinates: 23°32′14″N 88°33′10″E / 23.53722°N 88.55278°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 82 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Krishnanagar |
| Electorate (year) | 186,928 (2011) |
Chapra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 82 Chapra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chapra community development block.
Chapra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Rukbanur Rahaman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Samsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Shamsul Islam Mollah of CPI(M) won the Chapra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Abdur Rashid Mollick of Congress in 2006and Julfikar Khan of Trinamool Congress in 2001.Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mir Quasem Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Julfikar Khan representing Congress in 1996,and Arun Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1991.Mir Qusem of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Dutta of Congress in 1987.Sahabauddin Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Arun Biswas, Independent, in 1982and Kazi Safluddin of Janata Party in 1977.
Ghiasuddin Ahmad of Congress won in 1972.Sahabuddin Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1971. Salil Behari Hundle of Bangla Congress won in 1969.J.Mojumdar of Bangla Congress won in 1967.Mohananda Haldar of Sanjukta Biplabi Parishad won in 1962,The Chapra constituency was not there in 1957. Smarajit Bandopadhyay and Promatha Ranjan Thakur, both of Congress, won from the Haringhata joint seat in 1957.In independent India’s first election in 1951, Smarajit Bandopadhyay of Congress won the Chapra seat.
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