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, 1996
TAPAS BANERJEE
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1996
11,634
9.90% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMGOUTAM ROYCHOWDHURY
- Votes
- 47,211
- Vote share
- 40.16%
- Behind by
- 11,634
Electors
1,74,883
Total votes polled
1,17,543
Valid votes
1,17,543
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.2%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 1,17,543 valid votes
TAPAS BANERJEEINCwon
58,845
50.1%
GOUTAM ROYCHOWDHURYCPM
47,211
40.2%
TRIPTI RATAN DUTTABJP
9,464
8.1%
LAKSHMI CHAKRABORTYIND
486
0.4%
DIPALI MONDALIND
373
0.3%
MANIK BAYENAMB
321
0.3%
SUKUMAR SARKERIND
306
0.3%
JITENLUI DUTTAIND
305
0.3%
MIHIR KR. MUKHOPADHYAYIND
164
0.1%
OMPRAKASH SINGHIND
68
0.1%
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.
