CHAPRA
Assembly seat no. 82 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
RUKBANUR RAHMAN
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
13,463
7.18% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMSHAMSUL ISLAM MOLLAH
- Votes
- 76,093
- Vote share
- 40.61%
- Behind by
- 13,463
Electors
2,19,864
Total votes polled
1,87,395
Valid votes
1,87,395
NOTA votes
1,894
1.01% of votes polled
Turnout
85.2%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,87,395 valid votes
RUKBANUR RAHMANAITCwon
89,556
47.8%
SHAMSUL ISLAM MOLLAHCPM
76,093
40.6%
SUTIRTHA CHAKRABORTY(CHUNI)BJP
14,887
7.9%
SAMARESH BISWASSHS
4,081
2.2%
DHANANJAY GANGULYCPI(ML)(L)
884
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jeber Sekh | AITC | 97,085 | 46.06% | Saikat Sarkar | 30,780 |
| 2021 | RUKBANUR RAHMAN | AITC | 73,866 | 34.65% | JEBER SEKH | 12,118 |
| 2016 | RUKBANUR RAHMAN | AITC | 89,556 | 47.79% | SHAMSUL ISLAM MOLLAH | 13,463 |
| 2011 | RUKBANUR RAHMAN | AITC | 77,435 | 47.14% | SHAMSUL ISLAM MOLLAH | 2,633 |
| 2006 | SHAMSUL ISLAM MOLLAH | CPM | 73,290 | 47.76% | ABDUR RASHID MOLLICK | 26,298 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
