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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chandrakona
| 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/Chandrakona.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Chandrakona Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Arup Dhara]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Ghatal]], [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency|Arambagh]]
| constituency_no = 232
| established = 1962
| electors = 216,307
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
}}
'''Chandrakona''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Ghatal subdivision|Ghatal]], [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 232 Chandrakona Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Chandrakona]] municipality, [[Chandrakona I (community development block)|Chandrakona I]] & [[Chandrakona II (community development block)|II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]], [[Ramjibanpur]] municipality, [[Khirpai]] municipality, and Niz Narajol [[gram panchayat]] of [[Daspur I (community development block)|Daspur I]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2010-10-15 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Chadrakona Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/>

==Election results==

===2026===
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Chandrakona (SC)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Arup Dhara
|votes = 121,846
|percentage = 48.87
|change = -2.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sibaram Das
|votes = 110,565
|percentage = 44.35
|change = +35.24
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Secular Front
|candidate = Gouranga Das
|votes = 10,801
|percentage = 4.33
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,906
|percentage = 1.17
|change = -0.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sudhir Ari
|votes = 1,670
|percentage = 0.67
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Akshay Khan
|votes = 1,527
|percentage = 0.61
|change = -0.05
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 249,315
|percentage = 89.08
|change = -0.87
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Chandrakona (SC)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Chhaya Dolai]]|votes=117,172|percentage=52.04|change=+4.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Santinath Bodhuk|votes=78,791|percentage=34.99|change=-13.40}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bilash Dolui|votes=7,753|percentage=9.11|change=+5.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiv Sena|candidate=Ashes Sardar|votes=4,447|percentage=1.98|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,746|percentage=1.22|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Tanushri Dolui|votes=1,485|percentage=0.66|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=225,151|percentage=89.95|change=-2.98}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chandrakona<ref name=election2011>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2011 |date=16 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=232| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064406/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=232| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Chandrakona| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Chandrakona |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Chhaya Dolai]]
|votes = 97,280
|percentage = 48.39
|change = -12.97
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Sibaram Das|votes=95,984|percentage=47.75|change=+11.56#}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bapi Dera|votes=7,753|percentage=3.86|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=201,017|percentage=92.93|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -24.53#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Gurupada Dutta of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 196 Chandrakona assembly seat defeating Lakshmipriya Mondal of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006, Prabir Kushari of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Maloy Bhattacharya of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 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 [[United Communist Party of India|UCPI]] in 1991, Sk. Khalilur Rahaman of Congress in 1987, Satya Ghosal, Independent, in 1982, and Jagannath Goswami of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp196.htm |title = 196 - Chandrakona Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}</ref>

===1962-1972===
Satya Ghoshal of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] 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]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-20 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Paschim Medinipur topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

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

Chandrakona Assembly constituency - Revision history

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