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, 1996
NARAYAN MUKHERJEE
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
181
0.12% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCASIT MAZUMDER
- Votes
- 66,148
- Vote share
- 44.64%
- Behind by
- 181
Electors
1,70,535
Total votes polled
1,48,171
Valid votes
1,48,171
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.9%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,48,171 valid votes
NARAYAN MUKHERJEECPMwon
66,329
44.8%
ASIT MAZUMDERINC
66,148
44.6%
ANINDYA GOPAL MITRABJP
12,739
8.6%
MOLLA JAFRULLAINL
2,248
1.5%
MONDAL NUR BOXIND
247
0.2%
AMITESH DEYIND
237
0.2%
AMAL KUMAR BANERJEEIND
223
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 66,993 | 41.90% | ASIT MAJUMDAR | 1,266 |
| 2001 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 62,696 | 46.43% | SOUREN SEN | 27,720 |
| 1996 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 66,329 | 44.77% | ASIT MAZUMDER | 181 |
| 1991 | NARAYAN MUKHEREE | CPM | 49,217 | 40.00% | DILIP MAJUMDAR | 2,283 |
| 1987 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 50,143 | 47.32% | DILIP MAJUMDER | 7,221 |
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 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.
