ALIPORE
Assembly seat no. 148 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ALIPORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 2001
TAPAS PAUL
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2001
18,518
25.98% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMMIRA BHOWMICK
- Votes
- 23,201
- Vote share
- 32.55%
- Behind by
- 18,518
Electors
1,38,472
Total votes polled
71,274
Valid votes
71,274
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.5%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 71,274 valid votes
TAPAS PAULAITCwon
41,719
58.5%
MIRA BHOWMICKCPM
23,201
32.5%
KALLOL GANGULYBJP
3,894
5.5%
JAYATU DESHMUKHCPI(ML)(L)
932
1.3%
SUBRATA DASIND
431
0.6%
SARAT KUMAR MUKHERJEEPDS
315
0.4%
PARESH CHAKRABORTYIND
293
0.4%
SANJIT CHATTERJEEIND
284
0.4%
DEB KUMAR DASIND
205
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TAPAS PAUL | AITC | 37,440 | 52.18% | BIPLAB CHATTERJEE | 11,302 |
| 2001 | TAPAS PAUL | AITC | 41,719 | 58.53% | MIRA BHOWMICK | 18,518 |
| 1996 | SAUGATA ROY | INC | 51,590 | 58.71% | RATHINDRANATH ROYCHOWDHURY | 20,711 |
| 1991 | SOUGATA ROY | INC | 43,919 | 55.20% | TARHIN ROY CHOWDHURY | 16,103 |
| 1987 | SAUGATA ROY | INC | 36,507 | 51.55% | ASHOKE BOSE | 4,026 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ALIPORE assembly constituency in 2006?
TAPAS PAUL (AITC) won ALIPORE in 2006, by a margin of 11,302 votes.
Which party has won ALIPORE the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ALIPORE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won ALIPORE the most times?
TAPAS PAUL, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
