BARA BAZAR
Assembly seat no. 144 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
837
1.85% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDMD. ASIRUDDIN
- Votes
- 15,911
- Vote share
- 35.16%
- Behind by
- 837
Electors
84,512
Total votes polled
45,256
Valid votes
45,256
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.5%
Full result, 1996
20 candidates · 45,256 valid votes
RAJESH KHAITANINCwon
16,748
37.0%
MD. ASIRUDDINJD
15,911
35.2%
HARI KRISHAN TANDONBJP
10,710
23.7%
MD. SAJID ALIIND
380
0.8%
SHYAM KUMAR SONKARSAP
277
0.6%
PANDEY SRIDHARAIICT
233
0.5%
SHUKAT RAHMANIIND
203
0.5%
RAJU MALLICKFBS
173
0.4%
IQBAL AHMEDIND
93
0.2%
DINESH TIWARIIND
86
0.2%
BINOD SHARMAIND
80
0.2%
NARESH KR. SINGHIND
72
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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
