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BEHALA EAST

Assembly seat no. 112 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2006CPMKUMKUM CHAKRABORTIAITCSOVAN CHATTERJEE25,89512.81%878.4%
2001AITCPARASH DUTTACPMKUMKUM CHAKRABORTI3,4631.85%672.3%
1996CPMKUMKUM CHAKRABORTIINCSONALI GUHA9,1344.62%579.4%
1991CPMKUM-KUM CHAKRABORTIINCSAILEN DAS GUPTA16,64610.69%473.0%
1987CPMNIRANJAN MUKHERJEEINCDEBASHIS BHATTACHARYA20,58716.79%573.5%
1982CPMNIRANJAN MUKHERJEEINCBALARAM GOSWAMI31,32434.96%669.1%
1977CPMNIRANJAN MUKHERJEEINCINDRAJIT MAJUMDAR26,51146.76%653.5%
19721966 boundariesINCINDRAJIT MAJUMDERCPMNIRAJAN MUKHERJEE10,20621.41%261.2%
19711966 boundariesCPMNIRANJAN MUKHERJEEINCBIRENGHATAK3,7689.05%353.7%
19691966 boundariesCPMNIRANJAN MUKHERJEEINCBHOLANATH MUKHERJEE13,25128.19%364.5%
19671966 boundariesCPMN.MUKHERJEEINCB.M.GHATAK5,04111.12%467.3%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

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.

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