BARUIPUR
Assembly seat no. 104 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
RAHUL GHOSH
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2006
3,907
2.30% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCARUP BHADRA
- Votes
- 76,633
- Vote share
- 45.05%
- Behind by
- 3,907
Electors
2,08,274
Total votes polled
1,70,120
Valid votes
1,70,120
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,70,120 valid votes
RAHUL GHOSHCPMwon
80,540
47.3%
ARUP BHADRAAITC
76,633
45.0%
DULAL HALDERINC
6,651
3.9%
SANDIPAN MAHAPATRAIND
2,313
1.4%
ABU TALEB MONDALIND
1,666
1.0%
GOUTAM MITRABSP
1,099
0.7%
BAPAN NASKARIND
722
0.4%
PALASH MONDALIND
496
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RAHUL GHOSH | CPM | 80,540 | 47.34% | ARUP BHADRA | 3,907 |
| 2001 | ARUP BHADRA | AITC | 71,340 | 47.27% | DR. SUJAN CHAKRABORTY | 5 |
| 1996 | SOBHAN DEB CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 75,314 | 49.16% | SUJAN CHAKRABORTY | 1,526 |
| 1991 | SHOVAN DEV CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 58,131 | 47.56% | HEMEN MOJUMDAR | 3,225 |
| 1987 | HEMEN MOJUMDAR | CPM | 54,348 | 55.75% | ARUP BHADRA | 13,991 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
