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Assembly constituency 31 · West Bengal

Chakulia is assembly constituency number 31 in West Bengal, in Uttar Dinajpur district, and one of the segments of the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Azad Minhajul Arfin of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 45.3% of the vote, 28,011 votes ahead of Manoj Kumar Jain (BJP).

Chakulia · 2026AC 31
  1. 01
    Azad Minhajul Arfin
    TMC
    90,277
    45.34%
  2. 02
    Manoj Kumar Jain
    BJP
    62,266
    31.27%
  3. 03
    Ali Imran Ramz
    INC
    40,346
    20.26%
  4. 04
    Md. Yamin Akhtar
    Independent
    917
    0.46%
  5. 05
    Mohafejul Islam
    AIFB
    842
    0.42%
  6. 9 other candidates · 2,753 votesNOTA · 1,724 (0.87%)

Margin 28,011 votes · 14.07% of valid votes

2,16,163
Registered electors
2026 election
92.2%
Turnout
+17.8 pts vs 2021
28,011
Victory margin
14.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,125 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chakulia 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Azad Minhajul ArfinMale · 54 yrsTMC90,277
45.34%
2Manoj Kumar JainMale · 58 yrsBJP62,266
31.27%
3Ali Imran RamzMale · 47 yrsINC40,346
20.26%
—NOTANOTA1,724
0.87%
4Md. Yamin AkhtarMale · 42 yrsIndependent917
0.46%
5Mohafejul IslamMale · 34 yrsAIFB842
0.42%
6Goutam PaulMale · 50 yrs · SCBSP826
0.41%
7Md MosaMale · 38 yrsIndependent483
0.24%
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8Md Tauquir RazaMale · 28 yrsIndependent401
0.20%
9Md SaifuddinMale · 30 yrsIndependent337
0.17%
10Md AslamMale · 43 yrsIndependent177
0.09%
11Abai DullahMale · 38 yrsSUCI155
0.08%
12Md Feroz AkhtarMale · 42 yrsAJUP142
0.07%
13Sukhen Kumar SinghaMale · 57 yrsNBNGPLPP135
0.07%
14Abul KashimMale · 39 yrsIndependent97
0.05%
Past results

AITC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TMC 45.3%BJP 31.3%INC 20.3%AIFB 0.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Azad Minhajul ArfinTMC · 45.3% · margin 28,011Turnout92.2%
2021Azad Minhajul ArfinTMC · 49.8% · margin 33,837Turnout74.3%
2016Ali Imran RamzAIFB · 42.6% · margin 27,529Turnout75.3%
2011Ali Imran RamzAIFB · 52.1% · margin 20,413Turnout75.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chakulia result 2021

Chakulia 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Azad Minhajul ArfinTMC86,311
49.78%
2Sachin PrasadBJP52,474
30.26%
3Ali Imran RamzAIFB28,704
16.55%
4Goutam PaulBSP2,725
1.57%
—NOTANOTA1,186
0.68%
5Mazhar ImamIndependent1,046
0.60%
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6Kamkshya SarkarJD(U)954
0.55%

Chakulia result 2016

Chakulia 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ali Imran RamzAIFB64,185
42.65%
2Ashim Kumar MridhaBJP36,656
24.36%
3Alema NoorieTMC36,198
24.05%
4Goutam Chandra PaulBSP8,719
5.79%
5Mir Masud AlamSP1,839
1.22%
—NOTANOTA1,613
1.07%
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6Rafikul AlamIndependent1,290
0.86%

Chakulia result 2011

Chakulia 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ali Imran RamzAIFB65,265
52.13%
2Serajul IslamINC44,852
35.82%
3Goutam Chandra PaulBSP5,287
4.22%
4Kalipada GhoshBJP4,052
3.24%
5Durga HemramJDP3,081
2.46%
6Raj Kumar JainIndependent2,661
2.13%
Map

Chakulia outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Uttar Dinajpur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chakulia is one of the assembly segments of Raiganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Raiganj candidates.

  • Ali Imran Ramz (victor)INC59,825 33.8%
  • Kalyani KrishnaTMC58,653 33.1%
  • Kartick Chandra PaulBJP51,774 29.3%
  • Md Nazir AkhtarIndependent1,028 0.6%
  • Dwarik Nath BarmanIndependent942 0.5%

In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 1,172 EVM votes.

Open Raiganj Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chakulia.

Who won the Chakulia assembly seat in 2026?

Azad Minhajul Arfin of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Chakulia in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 90,277 votes, which was 45.34% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chakulia?

The margin was 28,011 votes (14.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manoj Kumar Jain of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 62,266 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chakulia in 2026?

Turnout was 92.15%: 1,99,189 of 2,16,163 registered electors voted, across 240 polling stations. That is 17.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chakulia part of?

Chakulia is an assembly segment of the Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ali Imran Ramz (victor) got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chakulia a reserved constituency?

No. Chakulia is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Chakulia?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.