BARUIPUR
Assembly seat no. 104 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
SOBHAN DEB CHATTOPADHYAY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 12
Margin, 1996
1,526
1.00% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMSUJAN CHAKRABORTY
- Votes
- 73,788
- Vote share
- 48.16%
- Behind by
- 1,526
Electors
1,83,587
Total votes polled
1,53,204
Valid votes
1,53,204
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
83.5%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,53,204 valid votes
SOBHAN DEB CHATTOPADHYAYINCwon
75,314
49.2%
SUJAN CHAKRABORTYCPM
73,788
48.2%
HASI SINHA ROYBJP
2,851
1.9%
PRODYOT CHAKRABORTYIND
456
0.3%
KAZI ABDUL HALIMIND
373
0.2%
DEBASISH CHANDRAIND
250
0.2%
VISWA NASKARIND
172
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.
