BARA BAZAR
Assembly seat no. 144 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1982
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1982
9,758
25.80% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INDRABI SHANKAR PANDEY
- Votes
- 10,500
- Vote share
- 27.76%
- Behind by
- 9,758
Electors
82,635
Total votes polled
37,828
Valid votes
37,828
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.8%
Full result, 1982
12 candidates · 37,828 valid votes
RAJESH KHAITANINCwon
20,258
53.5%
RABI SHANKAR PANDEYIND
10,500
27.8%
SHYAM KANHAIYA SINGHBJP
4,769
12.6%
JAGDISH SINGHJNP
866
2.3%
SACHIDANAND PANDEYIND
534
1.4%
SHEKH ABDUL QUDDUSIND
299
0.8%
BASANT SINGHIND
161
0.4%
SATYANARAYAN ARYAIND
116
0.3%
RAJENDRA SINGHIND
114
0.3%
PARIKSHIT RAJ PANDEYIND
87
0.2%
RAJENDRA KUMAR TIWARIIND
85
0.2%
SATYA NARAYAN SHARMAIND
39
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MD. SOHRAB | RJD | 9,527 | 34.32% | AMITABHA CHAKRABORTY | 767 |
| 2001 | TAPAS ROY | AITC | 10,592 | 37.51% | MD. ASIRUDDIN | 2,299 |
| 1996 | RAJESH KHAITAN | INC | 16,748 | 37.01% | MD. ASIRUDDIN | 837 |
| 1991 | KHAITAN RAJESH | INC | 17,239 | 39.99% | SATYA NARAYAN BAJAJ | 4,477 |
| 1987 | RAJESH KHAITAN | INC | 22,909 | 54.03% | SHAUKAT RAHAMANI | 16,413 |
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 BARA BAZAR assembly constituency in 2006?
MD. SOHRAB (RJD) won BARA BAZAR in 2006, by a margin of 767 votes.
Which party has won BARA BAZAR the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARA BAZAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BARA BAZAR the most times?
RAJESH KHAITAN, with 3 wins between 1982 and 1996.
