ASHOKENAGAR
Assembly seat no. 88 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
NIRODE ROY CHOUDHURY
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
18,509
13.51% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCDHIMAN ROY
- Votes
- 43,280
- Vote share
- 31.59%
- Behind by
- 18,509
Electors
1,63,394
Total votes polled
1,36,984
Valid votes
1,36,984
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.8%
Full result, 1996
12 candidates · 1,36,984 valid votes
NIRODE ROY CHOUDHURYCPMwon
61,789
45.1%
DHIMAN ROYINC
43,280
31.6%
KESHAB BHATTACHARYYAIND
18,408
13.4%
BASUDEB CHANDABJP
9,670
7.1%
ANGSUMALI BARAIBSP
1,776
1.3%
DIPAK DEBNATHIND
542
0.4%
ANIMA BASUSHS
513
0.4%
HARIPADA GHOSHIND
439
0.3%
HIRONMOY MUKHERJEEIND
190
0.1%
BIRENDRA DASIND
150
0.1%
RATAN SADHUKHANIND
134
0.1%
BISWAJIT CHAKRABARTYIND
93
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SATYASEBI KAR | CPM | 73,250 | 46.08% | DHIMAN ROY | 1,800 |
| 2001 | SARMISTA DUTTA | CPM | 64,288 | 45.18% | ASHOKE KRISHNA DUTT | 1,709 |
| 1996 | NIRODE ROY CHOUDHURY | CPM | 61,789 | 45.11% | DHIMAN ROY | 18,509 |
| 1991 | NANI KAR | CPM | 50,629 | 43.28% | KESHAB BHATTACHARJEE | 4,665 |
| 1987 | NANI KAR | CPM | 49,676 | 52.96% | KESHAB CHANDRA BHATTACHARYA | 8,553 |
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 ASHOKENAGAR assembly constituency in 2006?
SATYASEBI KAR (CPM) won ASHOKENAGAR in 2006, by a margin of 1,800 votes.
Which party has won ASHOKENAGAR the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has ASHOKENAGAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won ASHOKENAGAR the most times?
NANI KAR, with 5 wins between 1971 and 1991.
