BEHALA EAST
Assembly seat no. 112 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 11
Margin, 2006
25,895
12.81% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCSOVAN CHATTERJEE
- Votes
- 77,526
- Vote share
- 38.36%
- Behind by
- 25,895
Electors
2,57,824
Total votes polled
2,02,114
Valid votes
2,02,114
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.4%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 2,02,114 valid votes
KUMKUM CHAKRABORTICPMwon
1,03,421
51.2%
SOVAN CHATTERJEEAITC
77,526
38.4%
PARASH DUTTAINC
15,399
7.6%
MRITUNJOY BOSEIND
1,784
0.9%
RANJIT DASBSP
1,670
0.8%
CHANDAN PRAMANIKIND
1,269
0.6%
TAPAN SARKARIND
600
0.3%
TAPAN ROYIND
445
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | CPM | 1,03,421 | 51.17% | SOVAN CHATTERJEE | 25,895 |
| 2001 | PARASH DUTTA | AITC | 90,190 | 48.06% | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | 3,463 |
| 1996 | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | CPM | 98,593 | 49.90% | SONALI GUHA | 9,134 |
| 1991 | KUM-KUM CHAKRABORTI | CPM | 77,262 | 49.63% | SAILEN DAS GUPTA | 16,646 |
| 1987 | NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 71,027 | 57.92% | DEBASHIS BHATTACHARYA | 20,587 |
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 BEHALA EAST assembly constituency in 2006?
KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI (CPM) won BEHALA EAST in 2006, by a margin of 25,895 votes.
Which party has won BEHALA EAST the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BEHALA EAST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won BEHALA EAST the most times?
NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE, with 5 wins between 1969 and 1987.
