ASANSOL
Assembly seat no. 260 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ASANSOL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1987
PRABUDDHA LAHA
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1987
1,492
1.90% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
CPMGAUTAM ROY CHOWDHURY
- Votes
- 36,651
- Vote share
- 46.79%
- Behind by
- 1,492
Electors
1,34,747
Total votes polled
78,324
Valid votes
78,324
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.1%
Full result, 1987
7 candidates · 78,324 valid votes
PRABUDDHA LAHAINCwon
38,143
48.7%
GAUTAM ROY CHOWDHURYCPM
36,651
46.8%
MD. SALAHUDDININD
1,932
2.5%
CHOUDHURY NURUL ISLAMIND
636
0.8%
MANIK BAYENIND
461
0.6%
DEBDAS ADHIKARIIND
255
0.3%
MIHIR UPADHYAYIND
246
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PRATIVARANJAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 52,692 | 49.12% | KALYAN BANERJEE | 11,810 |
| 2001 | KALYAN BANERJEE | AITC | 51,420 | 47.60% | GOUTAM ROYCHOUDHURY | 2,213 |
| 1996 | TAPAS BANERJEE | INC | 58,845 | 50.06% | GOUTAM ROYCHOWDHURY | 11,634 |
| 1991 | GOUTAM ROY CHOWDHURY | CPM | 43,844 | 43.31% | BAJRANGI GUPTA | 12,242 |
| 1987 | PRABUDDHA LAHA | INC | 38,143 | 48.70% | GAUTAM ROY CHOWDHURY | 1,492 |
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 ASANSOL assembly constituency in 2006?
PRATIVARANJAN MUKHERJEE (CPM) won ASANSOL in 2006, by a margin of 11,810 votes.
Which party has won ASANSOL the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ASANSOL gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won ASANSOL the most times?
PRATIVARANJAN MUKHERJEE, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.
