Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 28 Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Chopra community development block and Kamalagaon Sujali gram panchayat of Islampur community development block.

Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).

2016 Election

In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Hamidul Rahman of TMC defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M).

2011

In the 2011 election, Hamidul Rahman (Independent) defeated his nearest rival Anwarul Haque of CPI(M).

Hamidul Rahman, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate from Chopra. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for him. Of the 18 Congress rebels who fought the 2011 assembly elections, Hamidul Rahaman was the only one to win.

.# Change figure based on his own vote percentage as a Congress candidate in 2006.

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1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Anwarul Haque of CPI(M) won the Chopra assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hamidul Rahman of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Hamidul Rahaman, Independent, defeated Akbar Ali of CPI(M) in 2001. Mahamuddin of CPI(M) defeated Hamidul Rahman of Congress in 1996, Choudhury Md. Manjur Afaque of Congress in 1991 and Shiekh Jalaluddin Ahmad of Congress in 1987. Mahammad Bacha Munshi of CPI(M) defeated Sheikh Jalauddin of Congress in 1982 and Narayan Chandra Sinha, Independent in 1977.

1957-1972

Abdul Karim Chowdhury of NDF/ Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. A. Choudhry of Congress won in 1967. Mohd. Afaque Choudhury of Congress won the seat in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the constituency did not exist.