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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chunchura
| 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/Chunchura.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Chunchura Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Subir Nag
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janta Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}+
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency|Hooghly]]
| constituency_no = 190
| established = 1951
| electors = 262,555
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

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

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 190 Chunchura Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality]] and Bandel, [[Debanandapur]], [[Kodalia]] I and [[Kodalia]] II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Chinsurah Mogra]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Polba, Rajhat and Sugandha gram panchayats of [[Polba Dadpur]] 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 of India}}</ref>

Chunchura Assembly constituency is part of No. 28 [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Anindya Ghosh
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc (MG)|dab=yes}}
|-
|Sitangshu Biswas
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|B
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|rowspan="3"|Sambhu Charan Ghosh
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan="2"|Bhupati Majumdar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|1973^
|Chandra Kumar Dey
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="2"|Sambhu Charan Ghosh
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|rowspan="5"|Naren Dey
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Asit Mazumdar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
|}

*^ denotes by-election

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chunchura}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Debangshu Bhattacharya|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=94269{{formatnum:}}|percentage=36.94|change={{decrease}} 9.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Subir Nag|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=137704{{formatnum:}}|percentage=53.96|change={{increase}}15.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sunil Saha|party=All India Forward Bloc|votes=14226{{formatnum:}}|percentage=5.57|change={{decrease}}5.73}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Moinul Haque|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2411{{formatnum:}}|percentage=0.94|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=3015{{formatnum:}}|percentage=1.18|change={{decrease}} 0.52}}
{{Election box majority||votes=43435{{formatnum:}}|percentage=17.02|change={{increase}}9.79}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=255204{{formatnum:}}|percentage=91|change={{increase}}10}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janta Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Chunchura}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Asit Mazumdar]]
|votes = 1,17,104
|percentage = 45.97
|change = {{decrease}}3.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Locket Chatterjee]]
|votes = 98,687
|percentage = 38.74
|change = {{increase}}28.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Pranab Kumar Ghosh
|votes = 28,777
|percentage = 11.3
|change = {{decrease}}25.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 4,338
|percentage = 1.7
|change = {{decrease}}0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Goutam Mondal
|votes = 1,328
|percentage = 0.52
|change = {{New}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 18,417
|percentage = 7.23
|change = {{decrease}}5.06
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,54,737
|percentage = 81.06
|change = {{decrease}}0.89
}}
{{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]]: Chunchura}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Asit Mazumdar]]
|votes = 1,18,501
|percentage = 49.06
|change = {{decrease}}7.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Pranab Kumar Ghosh
|votes = 88,817
|percentage = 36.77
|change = {{decrease}}0.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Champa Chakraborty
|votes = 25,120
|percentage = 10.40
|change = {{increase}}7.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 5,603
|percentage = 2.32
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Paban Mazumder
|votes = 2,208
|percentage = 0.91
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Deb Kanta Sikdar
|votes = 1,289
|percentage = 0.53
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 29,684
|percentage = 12.29
|change = {{decrease}}7.66
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,41,538
|percentage = 81.95
|change = {{decrease}}2.78
}}
{{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]]: Chunchura<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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=190| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164109/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=190| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Chunchura| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Asit Mazumdar]]
|votes = 1,27,206
|percentage = 56.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Naren Dey
|votes = 82,614
|percentage = 42.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Champa Chakraborty
|votes = 5,761
|percentage = 2.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sajal Samaddar
|votes = 2,860
|percentage = 1.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Surya Kanta Ray
|votes = 2,550
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|candidate = Arindam Chakraborty
|votes = 1,533
|percentage = 0.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Lakshmi Ram Saren
|votes = 1,042
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 44,592
|percentage = 19.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,23,566
|percentage = 84.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections Naren Dey [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Chinsurah assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Ashis Sen 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> Robin Mukherjee 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> Tapan Dasgupta of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 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> and 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> and Chandra Kumar Dey 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> Sambhu Charan Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Rabin Mukherjee 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 Chandra Kumar Dey 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/Partycomp186.htm |title =186 - Chinsurah Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Bhupati Majumdar 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> and 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> Sambhu Charan Ghosh of Forward Bloc 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> 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> and [[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> Bhupati Majumdar of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name="vidhansabha1957">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]]<ref name="vidhansabha1952">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Jyotish Chandra Ghosh of Forward Bloc (MG) and Radha Nath Das of Congress won the Chinsurah double seat.

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

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
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Chunchura Assembly constituency - Revision history

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