New York delegates for Bernie Sanders erupted in protest at a Democratic Party meeting Tuesday, saying they were denied a voice in the selection of the state chairman for the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next month.

The objections and pandemonium, caught on video during a meeting at the Hotel and Motel Trades Council headquarters on West 44th Street, began after party leaders made a motion to make Gov. Andrew Cuomo the party’s convention chair.

Party lawyer Michael Reich, presiding over the nomination, cut off debate before Sanders delegates could submit candidates other than Cuomo.

Sanders delegates booed, yelled and raised their hands to submit alternatives, but they were not recognized and the microphone at the front of the room was cut off.

The heavy-handed move enraged Sanders delegates.

“We are not recognizing Andrew Cuomo as the chair,” said Kate Brezler, a Sanders delegate from White Plains. “We wanted to have a democratic vote.”

Sanders delegate Moumit ­Ahmed of Jamaica, Queens, even filed a police complaint after a Hillary Clinton delegate, an elderly, bearded man with a cane, hit her from behind, she said. When she confronted him, he allegedly hit her with his cane again.

“He assaulted me!” Ahmed said.

Arthur Schwartz, a lawyer for the Sanders campaign, said, “This was dumb, really dumb.”

It’s not the first time that tensions have boiled over between Sanders and Clinton supporters at party functions.

Last month, chaos unfolded at the Nevada Democratic Party convention, where Sanders supporters, claiming that Clinton’s backers had rigged party rules, shouted down pro-Clinton speakers and sent threatening messages to the state party chairwoman.

New York Democratic Party Executive Director Basil Smikle expressed “surprise” that Sanders delegates were “disparaging” leaders who gave speeches emphasizing party unity.

“Sanders representatives were also provided information on the process and the format of the meeting. Nominations were open to the floor, and then closed once none was offered. The vote was taken, and the overwhelming number of delegates supported the governor,” Smikle said in a statement.



Additional reporting by Aaron Short