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BASIRHAT

Assembly seat no. 95 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.

West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BASIRHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.

Winner, 1987
NARAYAN MUKHERJEE
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1987
7,221
6.82% of valid votes

Result, 1987

Winner
Votes
50,143
Vote share
47.32%
Margin
7,221
Runner-up
INCDILIP MAJUMDER
Votes
42,922
Vote share
40.51%
Behind by
7,221
Electors
1,33,073
Total votes polled
1,05,956
Valid votes
1,05,956
NOTA votes
Turnout
79.6%

Full result, 1987

4 candidates · 1,05,956 valid votes

1987 election →
NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPMwon
50,143
47.3%
DILIP MAJUMDERINC
42,922
40.5%
SARDAR ABDUL RASIDMUL
12,676
12.0%
TARANI SINGHAIND
215
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 12 elections

View all 12
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2006NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPM66,99341.90%ASIT MAJUMDAR1,266
2001NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPM62,69646.43%SOUREN SEN27,720
1996NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPM66,32944.77%ASIT MAZUMDER181
1991NARAYAN MUKHEREECPM49,21740.00%DILIP MAJUMDAR2,283
1987NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPM50,14347.32%DILIP MAJUMDER7,221

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%24%49%73%97%196219671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Turnout

Winning margin

0%9%18%28%37%196219671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BASIRHAT assembly constituency in 2006?

NARAYAN MUKHERJEE (CPM) won BASIRHAT in 2006, by a margin of 1,266 votes.

Which party has won BASIRHAT the most times?

CPM, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has BASIRHAT gone to the polls?

12 times, from 1962 to 2006.

Who has won BASIRHAT the most times?

NARAYAN MUKHERJEE, with 5 wins between 1977 and 2006.

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