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{{Infobox settlement



|name = Chandrakona 
|official_name =
|other_name =
|native_name = 
|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
|total_type = 
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|pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
|map_caption = Location in West Bengal
|coordinates = {{coord|22|44|N|87|31|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 232
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|29. Arambagh (SC)]]
|subdivision_type6 = Electorate (year)
|subdivision_name6 = 216,307 (2011)

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'''Chandrakona (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[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]] from 2011. Earlier it was an open seat.

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 232 Chandrakona (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 29 [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/>

==Election results==

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

{{Election box 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
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Secular Front
|candidate = Gouranga Das
|votes = 10,801
|percentage = 4.33
|change =
}}
{{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
|change =
}}
{{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
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 249,315
|percentage = 89.08
|change = -0.87
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{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)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Chandrakona (SC) <ref name="Chandrakona">{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25232.htm|title = Chandrakona |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=232|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 candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Chhaya Dolai
|votes = 97,280
|percentage = 48.39
|change = -12.97
}}
{{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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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Paschim Medinipur district]]

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