BARUIPUR
Assembly seat no. 104 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
SHOVAN DEV CHATTOPADHYAY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 12
Margin, 1991
3,225
2.64% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMHEMEN MOJUMDAR
- Votes
- 54,906
- Vote share
- 44.92%
- Behind by
- 3,225
Electors
1,54,618
Total votes polled
1,22,238
Valid votes
1,22,238
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.1%
Full result, 1991
9 candidates · 1,22,238 valid votes
SHOVAN DEV CHATTOPADHYAYINCwon
58,131
47.6%
HEMEN MOJUMDARCPM
54,906
44.9%
ANATH MAITYBJP
7,116
5.8%
ILA AKHANDIND
511
0.4%
BABLU DASIND
466
0.4%
SK. KADER ALIIND
398
0.3%
KRISHNAPADA SARDARBSP
311
0.3%
ATUL NASKARIND
307
0.3%
MD. ABDULLA KABOBDD
92
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BARUIPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
RAHUL GHOSH (CPM) won BARUIPUR in 2006, by a margin of 3,907 votes.
Which party has won BARUIPUR the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARUIPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BARUIPUR the most times?
HEMEN MOJUMDAR, with 2 wins between 1982 and 1987.
