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Assembly seat no. 108 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1962CPI
Winner, 1962
RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY
CPI
Elections held
1
1962–1962
Most successful party
CPI
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1962
12,438
19.18% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
CPIRABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY
Votes
35,650
Vote share
54.97%
Margin
12,438
Runner-up
INCBIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAK
Votes
23,212
Vote share
35.79%
Behind by
12,438
Electors
90,611
Total votes polled
64,852
Valid votes
64,852
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
71.6%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 64,852 valid votes

1962 election →
RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAYCPIwon
35,650
55.0%
BIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAKINC
23,212
35.8%
RAMESH CHANDRA MAJUMDERSBP
5,990
9.2%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1962RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAYCPI35,65054.97%BIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAK12,438

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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