{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Asima Chowdhuri | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1944 | birth_place = English Bazar, West Bengal, India | office1 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Malatipur | term_start1 = 13 May 2001 | term_end1 = 13 May 2011 | predecessor1 = Ram Probesh Mondal | successor1 = Sabitri Mitra | party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | occupation = Politician }} '''Asima Chowdhuri''' (born 1944)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Asima Chaudhuri ( CPM):Constituency- Manikchak (Malda) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/wb2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=281 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She is a former two time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Manikchak Assembly constituency in Malda district. She was last elected in the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
== Early life and education == Chowdhuri is from Manikchak, Malda district, West Bengal. She is the wife of late Subodh Chowdhury. She completed her graduation in arts and teaching.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == Chowdhuri was first elected as an MLA winning the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Manikchak Assembly constituency. She polled 48,239 votes and defeated the Congress candidate, Ram Prabesh Mandal, by a margin of 8,383 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=IndiaVotes AC: 2001 Vidhan Sabha / Assembly election results West Bengal |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2001/west-bengal/154/9 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=IndiaVotes, serial No.47}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Asima Chowdhuri winner in Manikchak, West Bengal Assembly Elections 2001: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/2001/manikchak/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref> She retained the seat for the Communist Party in the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. In 2006, she polled 45,660 votes and once again defeated her nearest rival, Ram Prabesh Mandal of the Indian National Congress, who got 40,196. The margin of victory was 5,464 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Elections 2006 Constituency wise Results |url=https://in.rediff.com/election/wbdetail06.htm |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=in.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2020 |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2006 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/2006-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.elections.in Serial No.47}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhuri, Asima}} Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Category:People from Malda district Category:West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 Category:West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011 Category:Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Category:21st-century Indian women politicians