Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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 Islampur
Location in West Bengal
Islampur
Islampur (India)
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| Coordinates: 26°16′N 88°12′E / 26.267°N 88.200°ECoordinates: 26°16′N 88°12′E / 26.267°N 88.200°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 29 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 149,992 (2011) |
Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 29 Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Islampur municipality, and Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal I, Gaisal II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda I, Matikunda II, Panditpota I, Panditpota II, Ramganj I and Ramganj II gram panchayats of Islampur community development block.
Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
.* The area was in Bihar at the time of election.
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Kanaia Lal Agarwal of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdul Karim Chowdhury of TMC.
In the 2011 election, Abdul Karim Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sayeda Farhat Afroz of CPI(M).
Kanaia Lal Agarwal, Chairman of Islampur municipality, run by the Congress, was the rebel Congress candidate who contested as an Independent from Islampur. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for him.
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages, as there was a rebel Congress candidate.
Note: New constituencies – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Md. Faruque of CPI(M) won the Islampur assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Karim Chowdhary representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991 defeated Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M). Md. Faruque Azam of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress in 1987. Abdul Karim Chowdhary of Congress/ Independent defeated Md. Faiukazam of CPI(M) in 1982 and Goutam Gupta, Independent, in 1977.
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