BARABANI
Assembly seat no. 283 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
AJIT KUMAR CHAKARBARTY
CPM
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1987
2,459
2.70% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCUPADHYAY MANIK
- Votes
- 41,989
- Vote share
- 46.07%
- Behind by
- 2,459
Electors
1,32,259
Total votes polled
91,146
Valid votes
91,146
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.9%
Full result, 1987
9 candidates · 91,146 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR CHAKARBARTYCPMwon
44,448
48.8%
UPADHYAY MANIKINC
41,989
46.1%
UKIL MAJHIIND
2,271
2.5%
SWAPAN DASIND
691
0.8%
NADER CHAND SENIND
599
0.7%
MANIK CHAND MAJHIIND
414
0.5%
SUDOK MURMUIND
271
0.3%
AMIYA RANJAN BISWASIND
238
0.3%
GHOSH MRINAL KANTIIND
225
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arijit Roy | BJP | 91,777 | 49.54% | Bidhan Upadhyay | 11,722 |
| 2006 | DILIP SARKAR | CPM | 59,783 | 52.02% | UPADHYAY MANIK | 15,382 |
| 2001 | MANIK UPADHYAY | AITC | 51,986 | 46.76% | RUDRANATH MUKHERJEE | 4,734 |
| 1996 | MANIK UPADHYAY | INC | 61,225 | 50.40% | PARESH MAJI | 9,266 |
| 1991 | S. R. DAS | CPM | 50,560 | 45.50% | MANIK UPADHAYAY | 2,463 |
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 BARABANI assembly constituency in 2026?
Arijit Roy (BJP) won BARABANI in 2026, by a margin of 11,722 votes.
Which party has won BARABANI the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARABANI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BARABANI the most times?
MANIK UPADHYAY, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2001.
