ARSA
Assembly seat no. 236 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
NISHI KANTA MEHTA
FBL
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1996
8,884
8.70% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCKAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO
- Votes
- 38,030
- Vote share
- 37.26%
- Behind by
- 8,884
Electors
1,39,620
Total votes polled
1,02,080
Valid votes
1,02,080
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.1%
Full result, 1996
11 candidates · 1,02,080 valid votes
NISHI KANTA MEHTAFBLwon
46,914
46.0%
KAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEOINC
38,030
37.3%
AJIT PRASAD MAHATAJMM
11,987
11.7%
SUBARNA KUMARIND
1,889
1.9%
DHIRENDRA NATH KUMARBJP
1,795
1.8%
KARAM CHAND MAHATOIND
456
0.5%
SHASHI BHUSAN MAHATAIND
365
0.4%
SUSANTO MAHATOIND
193
0.2%
SATYANARAYAN MAJHIIND
182
0.2%
ALOKE KUMAR SARKARIND
175
0.2%
ASOK KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAYIND
94
0.1%
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
