BALRAMPUR
Assembly seat no. 235 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
BHANDU MAJHI
CPM
Elections held
7
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 7
Margin, 2001
27,005
30.53% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCLAMBODAR MANDI
- Votes
- 24,963
- Vote share
- 28.23%
- Behind by
- 27,005
Electors
1,31,200
Total votes polled
88,441
Valid votes
88,441
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.4%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 88,441 valid votes
BHANDU MAJHICPMwon
51,968
58.8%
LAMBODAR MANDIAITC
24,963
28.2%
DUBRAJ MURMUBJP
8,175
9.2%
CHANDAN LAYAJD(U)
3,335
3.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BHANDU MAJHI | CPM | 57,094 | 55.53% | BARJURAM SINGH SARDAR | 25,901 |
| 2001 | BHANDU MAJHI | CPM | 51,968 | 58.76% | LAMBODAR MANDI | 27,005 |
| 1996 | BHANDU MAJHI | CPM | 61,405 | 63.95% | DULALI MANDI | 41,529 |
| 1991 | BHANDU MAJHI | CPM | 56,942 | 65.63% | SUBHAS MUDI | 38,624 |
| 1987 | BIKRAM TUDU | CPM | 51,596 | 63.87% | RASIK CHANDRA MAJHI | 25,887 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM7 wins
