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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMPRATIVARANJAN MUKHERJEE | AITCKALYAN BANERJEE | 11,810 | 11.01% | 3 | 63.4% |
| 2001 | AITCKALYAN BANERJEE | CPMGOUTAM ROYCHOUDHURY | 2,213 | 2.05% | 4 | 57.8% |
| 1996 | INCTAPAS BANERJEE | CPMGOUTAM ROYCHOWDHURY | 11,634 | 9.90% | 10 | 67.2% |
| 1991 | CPMGOUTAM ROY CHOWDHURY | BJPBAJRANGI GUPTA | 12,242 | 12.09% | 12 | 60.8% |
| 1987 | INCPRABUDDHA LAHA | CPMGAUTAM ROY CHOWDHURY | 1,492 | 1.90% | 7 | 58.1% |
| 1982 | CPMBEJOY PAL | INCBANERJEE SUKUMAR | 4,823 | 7.28% | 6 | 59.1% |
| 1977 | CPMHARADHAN ROY | INCGOPIKARANJAN MITRA | 4,917 | 13.11% | 4 | 35.8% |
| 19721966 boundaries | CPINIRANJAN DIHIDAR | CPMBEJOY PAL | 8,081 | 19.75% | 4 | 44.2% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMLOKESH GHOSE | CPINIRANJAN DIHIDAR | 758 | 1.78% | 3 | 46.0% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMLOKES GHOSH | INCGOPIKA RANJAN MITRA | 6,538 | 14.82% | 3 | 54.3% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCG . R . MITRA | CPMB . MUKHERJEE | 4,194 | 11.05% | 5 | 54.7% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPIBIJOY PAL | INCSIBDAS GHATAK | 4,815 | 16.01% | 6 | 42.5% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
