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Assembly seat no. 8 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1962INC
Winner, 1962
PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
1
1962–1962
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1962
2,163
6.52% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INCPIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE
Votes
16,533
Vote share
49.86%
Margin
2,163
Runner-up
INDNILKANTHA ROY
Votes
14,370
Vote share
43.34%
Behind by
2,163
Electors
79,014
Total votes polled
33,157
Valid votes
33,157
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
42.0%

Full result, 1962

4 candidates · 33,157 valid votes

1962 election →
PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEEINCwon
16,533
49.9%
NILKANTHA ROYIND
14,370
43.3%
KONDA BHAGATIND
1,580
4.8%
SATISH CHANDRA ROYPSP
674
2.0%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1962PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEEINC16,53349.86%NILKANTHA ROY2,163

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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