AUSGRAM
Assembly seat no. 273 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called AUSGRAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 2016
ABHEDANANDA THANDER
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2016
6,252
3.18% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMBASUDEV METE
- Votes
- 84,198
- Vote share
- 42.76%
- Behind by
- 6,252
Electors
2,24,976
Total votes polled
1,96,899
Valid votes
1,96,899
NOTA votes
3,817
1.94% of votes polled
Turnout
87.5%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,96,899 valid votes
ABHEDANANDA THANDERAITCwon
90,450
45.9%
BASUDEV METECPM
84,198
42.8%
SANATAN MAJIBJP
14,686
7.5%
KALPANA ANKUREIND
2,263
1.1%
MANASA METESUCI
1,485
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kalita Maji | BJP | 1,07,692 | 47.67% | Shyama Prasanna Lohar | 12,535 |
| 2021 | ABHEDANANDA THANDER | AITC | 1,00,392 | 46.25% | KALITA MAJI | 11,815 |
| 2016 | ABHEDANANDA THANDER | AITC | 90,450 | 45.94% | BASUDEV METE | 6,252 |
| 2011 | BASUDEV METE | CPM | 90,863 | 52.21% | CHANCHAL KUMAR MONDAL | 23,096 |
| 2006 | KARTICK CHANDRA BAG | CPM | 85,952 | 66.28% | CHHAYA CHOWDHURY | 59,996 |
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 AUSGRAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Kalita Maji (BJP) won AUSGRAM in 2026, by a margin of 12,535 votes.
Which party has won AUSGRAM the most times?
CPM, with 12 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AUSGRAM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won AUSGRAM the most times?
KARTICK CHANDRA BAG, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
