BARABANI
Assembly seat no. 283 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
MANIK UPADHYAY
INC
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1996
9,266
7.63% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMPARESH MAJI
- Votes
- 51,959
- Vote share
- 42.77%
- Behind by
- 9,266
Electors
1,66,063
Total votes polled
1,21,476
Valid votes
1,21,476
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.2%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,21,476 valid votes
MANIK UPADHYAYINCwon
61,225
50.4%
PARESH MAJICPM
51,959
42.8%
JITEN RAJOWARBJP
5,072
4.2%
ABIKAL SORENIND
1,249
1.0%
JAGDISH RAJAKIND
1,051
0.9%
SWAPAN DASIND
430
0.3%
BADRI SINGHIND
246
0.2%
KANAI DASIND
244
0.2%
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
