ASHOKENAGAR
Assembly seat no. 88 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
SARMISTA DUTTA
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2001
1,709
1.20% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCASHOKE KRISHNA DUTT
- Votes
- 62,579
- Vote share
- 43.98%
- Behind by
- 1,709
Electors
1,75,052
Total votes polled
1,42,283
Valid votes
1,42,283
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,42,283 valid votes
SARMISTA DUTTACPMwon
64,288
45.2%
ASHOKE KRISHNA DUTTAITC
62,579
44.0%
BADAL BHATTACHERJEEBJP
10,172
7.2%
ARUN BISWASBSP
2,435
1.7%
SADHAN GHOSHIND
1,645
1.2%
GOKUL SAHAIND
1,164
0.8%
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.
