ARSA
Assembly seat no. 236 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
PRABHAT MAHATO
AIFB
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2006
30,910
28.37% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCBIBHUTI BHUSAN MAHATO
- Votes
- 20,469
- Vote share
- 18.78%
- Behind by
- 30,910
Electors
1,44,077
Total votes polled
1,08,966
Valid votes
1,08,966
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,08,966 valid votes
PRABHAT MAHATOAIFBwon
51,379
47.1%
BIBHUTI BHUSAN MAHATOINC
20,469
18.8%
AJIT PRASAD MAHATOJMM
13,251
12.2%
SABUJ CHANDRA HEMBRAMIND
6,253
5.7%
SUSHEN CHANDRA MAJHIAITC
6,084
5.6%
RAJESH KUMAR MAHATOIND
4,338
4.0%
KANCHAN MUDIBSP
3,282
3.0%
SARADA PRASAD MAJHIJDP
1,518
1.4%
GOPAL SINGH BABUIND
1,468
1.4%
FALGUNI KUIRYIND
924
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PRABHAT MAHATO | AIFB | 51,379 | 47.15% | BIBHUTI BHUSAN MAHATO | 30,910 |
| 2001 | NISHIKANTA MEHTA | FBL | 45,985 | 49.26% | AJIT PRASAD MAHATA | 14,441 |
| 1996 | NISHI KANTA MEHTA | FBL | 46,914 | 45.96% | KAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO | 8,884 |
| 1991 | NISHI KANTA MEHTA | FBL | 42,062 | 48.88% | HARE KRISHNA MAHATO | 23,305 |
| 1987 | KUMAR PANDAB | FBL | 41,672 | 51.00% | SINGH DEO K.P. | 8,676 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above