BARA BAZAR
Assembly seat no. 144 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1987
16,413
38.71% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDSHAUKAT RAHAMANI
- Votes
- 6,496
- Vote share
- 15.32%
- Behind by
- 16,413
Electors
85,827
Total votes polled
42,401
Valid votes
42,401
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.4%
Full result, 1987
17 candidates · 42,401 valid votes
RAJESH KHAITANINCwon
22,909
54.0%
SHAUKAT RAHAMANIIND
6,496
15.3%
RATAN LAL AGARWALIND
5,530
13.0%
AGARWAL BHAGATRAMBJP
4,192
9.9%
RABI SHANKAR PANDAYIND
684
1.6%
DAYABATI SAXENAIND
641
1.5%
BINOY KUMAR TEWARILKD
444
1.1%
BIMAL SINGH BENGANIIND
411
1.0%
KISHOR ZAVERYIND
281
0.7%
MD. AKHTARIND
209
0.5%
MANIRUDDININD
143
0.3%
SURENDRA SHARMAIND
137
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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
