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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Chakulia<br />
| type= SLA<br />
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Chakulia.map}}<br />
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Chakulia Assembly Constituency<br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Minhajul Arfin Azad]]<br />
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br />
| alliance = <br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| district = [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]<br />
| constituency_no = 31<br />
| established = 2011<br />
| electors = 233,378<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| abolished = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Chakulia Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Uttar Dinajpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 31 Chakulia Assembly constituency covers [[Goalpokhar II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] (CBD) and Bazargaon I and Bazargaon II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Karandighi (Community development block)|Karandighi]] CBD.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2 July 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref><br />
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Chakulia Assembly constituency is part of No. 5. [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"<br />
!Election<br />
!Member<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Ali Imran Ramz]]'''<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| Rowspan="2" |'''[[Minhajul Arfin Azad]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
===2026===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chakulia}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate=[[Minhajul Arfin Azad]]<br />
|party=Trinamool Congress<br />
|votes=90,277<br />
|percentage=45.33<br />
|change=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate=Manoj Kumar Jain<br />
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes=62,266<br />
|percentage=31.26<br />
|change=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate=[[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]]<br />
|party=Indian National Congress<br />
|votes=40,346<br />
|percentage=20.26<br />
|change=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|party = None of the above (India) <br />
|votes =1724<br />
|percentage = 0.73<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes =28,11<br />
|percentage =14.06<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes =199.125<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = <br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2021===<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chakulia}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Minhajul Arfin Azad]]<br />
|votes = 86,311<br />
|percentage = 49.78<br />
|change = +25.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Sachin Prasad<br />
|votes = 52,474<br />
|percentage = 30.26<br />
|change = +5.90<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Forward Bloc<br />
|candidate = [[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]]<br />
|votes = 28,704<br />
|percentage = 16.55<br />
|change = -26.10<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Goutam Paul<br />
|votes = 2,725<br />
|percentage = 1.57<br />
|change = -4.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above]]<br />
|votes = 1,186<br />
|percentage = 0.68<br />
|change = -0.39<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Mazhar Imam<br />
|votes = 1,046<br />
|percentage = 0.60<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = Kamkshya Sarkar<br />
|votes = 954<br />
|percentage = 0.55<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 173,400<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|loser = All India Forward Bloc<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
In the 2016 election, [[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]] of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Ashim Kumar Mridha of BJP.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Chakulia constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=31| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606020827/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=31| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 6 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Chakulia| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Forward Bloc<br />
|candidate = [[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]]<br />
|votes = 64,185<br />
|percentage = 42.65<br />
|change = -9.48<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Ashim Kumar Mridha<br />
|votes = 36,656<br />
|percentage = 24.36<br />
|change = +21.12<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Alema Noorie<br />
|votes = 36,198<br />
|percentage = 24.05<br />
|change = <br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Goutam Chandra Paul<br />
|votes = 8,719<br />
|percentage = 5.79<br />
|change = +1.57<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Mir Masud Alam<br />
|votes = 1,839<br />
|percentage = 1.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above]]<br />
|votes = 1,613<br />
|percentage = 1.07<br />
|change = +1.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rafikul Alam<br />
|votes = 1,290<br />
|percentage = 0.86<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 1,50,500<br />
|percentage = 75.22<br />
|change = +0.25<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = All India Forward Bloc<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
Note- [[Indian National Congress]] supported the [[All India Forward Bloc]] candidate [[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]] in 2016.<br />
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===2011===<br />
In the 2011 election, Ali Imran Ramz of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam of Congress.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Chakulia constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=31| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606020827/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=31| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 6 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Chakulia| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Forward Bloc<br />
|candidate = [[Ali Imran Ramz|Ali Imran Ramz (Victor)]]<br />
|votes = 65,265<br />
|percentage = 52.13<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Serajul Islam<br />
|votes = 44,852<br />
|percentage = 35.82<br />
|change = <br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Goutam Chandra Paul<br />
|votes = 5,287<br />
|percentage = 4.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Kalipada Ghosh<br />
|votes = 4,052<br />
|percentage = 3.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party<br />
|candidate = Durga Hemram<br />
|votes = 3,081<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Raj Kumar Jain<br />
|votes = 2,661<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 125,198<br />
|percentage = 74.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
|winner = All India Forward Bloc<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}<br />
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br />
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{{West Bengal elections}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district]]<br />
[[Category:2011 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2011]]</div>
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