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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chanditala
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Chanditala.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Chanditala Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Swati Khandoker]]
| party = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}+
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency|Sreerampur]]
| constituency_no = 194
| established = 1962
| electors = 201,831
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Chanditala Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in the [[Hooghly District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 194 Chanditala Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Dankuni Municipality]] & Bhogabatipur, [[Gangadharpur]], Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah and Nababpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Chanditala I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] Baksa, Barijhati, Chanditala, Garalgacha, Janai, and Naiti gram panchayats of [[Chanditala II]] community development block.<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 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 26 July 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission}}</ref>

Chanditala Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 [[Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Kanai Lali Dey
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" | Mohammad Abdul Latif
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| Kaji Safiulla
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Safiulla
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="4" | Malin Ghosh
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| Akbar Ali Khandoker
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2" | Bhaktaram Pan
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Swati Khandoker]]
| {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chanditala}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Swati Khandoker]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=1,07,143|percentage=47.1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Debasish Mukherjee|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=87,480|percentage=38.46|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sheikh Asif Ali|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=25,438|percentage=11.18|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sheikh Abu Abbasuddin|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,458|percentage=1.08|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=1,441|percentage=0.64|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=19,663|percentage=8.64|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,27,472|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chanditala}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Swati Khandoker]]
|votes = 1,03,118
|percentage = 49.79
|change = {{increase}}1.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Yash Dasgupta]]
|votes = 61,771
|percentage = 29.83
|change = {{increase}}23.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Mohammed Salim (politician)|Mohammed Salim]]
|votes = 37,161
|percentage = 17.94
|change = {{decrease}}22.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 2,156
|percentage = 1.04
|change = {{decrease}}0.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Abdul Rahim Mollick
|votes = 1,886
|percentage = 0.91
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Onkar Majumder
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 0.49
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 41,347
|percentage = 19.96
|change = {{increase}}12.51
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,07,106
|percentage = 78.67
|change = {{decrease}}0.50
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chanditala}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Swati Khandoker]]
|votes = 91,874
|percentage = 48.28
|change = {{decrease}}4.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Azim Ali Mohammad Sheikh
|votes = 77,698
|percentage = 40.83
|change = {{decrease}}1.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sudipta Chattopadhyay
|votes = 12,843
|percentage = 6.75
|change = {{increase}}3.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 3,305
|percentage = 1.74
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Raghuwansh Dwivedy
|votes = 1,970
|percentage = 1.04
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = IUC
|candidate = Moidul Islam Laskar
|votes = 1,426
|percentage = 0.75
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Dinabandhu Dutta
|votes = 1,184
|percentage = 0.62
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 14,176
|percentage = 7.45
|change = {{decrease}}2.83
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,90,300
|percentage = 79.17
|change = {{decrease}}2.35
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chanditala}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Swati Khandoker]]
|votes = 86,394
|percentage = 52.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Azim Ali Mohammad Sheikh
|votes = 69,474
|percentage = 42.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sudipta Chattopadhyay
|votes = 5,413
|percentage = 3.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = PDCI
|candidate = Swagata Ghosh
|votes = 3,419
|percentage = 2.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 16,920
|percentage = 10.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,64,700
|percentage = 81.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]] and 2001 state assembly elections Bhaktaram Pan of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Chanditala assembly seat defeating Swati Khandoker of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and Amit Mitra of Trinamool Congress in 2001.<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akbar Ali Khandakar of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] defeated Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) in 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref> Malin Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Akbar Ali Khandakar of Congress in 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Ali Hossain Jamadar of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Nisith Kamal of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and Seikh Abdur Rahim of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp178.htm |title = 178 - Chanditala Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}</ref>

===1962-1972===
Safiulla of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title =General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Kaji Safiulla of CPI(M) won in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Mohammad Abdul Latif, Independent, won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Kanai Lall Dey of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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{{West Bengal elections}}

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[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]

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