Chandrakona is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2011. Earlier it was an open seat.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 232 Chandrakona (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Chandrakona

Chandrakona

Chandrakona is a town with a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a small town. This town is located between Ghatal and Garhbeta. The king – Chandraketu was the founder of the kingdom of Chandrakona. In Ain-E-Akbari it was...

 municipality, Chandrakona I

Chandrakona I (community development block)

Chandrakona I is an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chandrakona police station serves this block...

 & II

Chandrakona II (community development block)

Chandrakona II is an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chandrakona police station serves this block...

 community development blocks

Community Development Block in India

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, Ramjibanpur

Ramjibanpur

Ramjibanpur is a town and a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ramjibanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres .-Demographics:...

 municipality, Khirpai municipality, and Niz Narajol gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 of Daspur I community development block.

Chadrakona (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)

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 (SC).

2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Gurupada Dutta of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the 196 Chandrakona assembly seat defeating Lakshmipriya Mondal of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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  in 2006, Prabir Kushari of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Maloy Bhattacharya of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Umapati Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Satya Ghosal of UCPI

United Communist Party of India

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 in 1991, Sk. Khalilur Rahaman of Congress in 1987, Satya Ghosal, Independent, in 1982, and Jagannath Goswami of Congress in 1977.

1962-1972

Satya Ghoshal of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won in 1972. Soroshi Choudhury of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. Indrajit Roy of Congress won in 1967 and 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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