Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Islampur is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.OverviewAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 29 Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Islampur municipality, and Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal I, Gaisal II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda I, Matikunda II, Panditpota I, Panditpota II, Ramganj I and Ramganj II gram panchayats of Islampur community development block.Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)Members of Legislative Assembly.* The area was in Bihar at the time of election.2016 ElectionIn the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Kanaia Lal Agarwal of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdul Karim Chowdhury of TMC.Election results2011In the 2011 election, Abdul Karim Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sayeda Farhat Afroz of CPI.Kanaia Lal Agarwal, Chairman of Islampur municipality, run by the Congress, was the rebel Congress candidate who contested as an Independent from Islampur. He was suspended from the party but the Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for him.