BEHALA WEST
Assembly seat no. 113 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
NIRMAL MUKHERJEE
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
1,792
0.99% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCKUMUD BHATTACHARJEE
- Votes
- 83,903
- Vote share
- 46.58%
- Behind by
- 1,792
Electors
2,23,348
Total votes polled
1,80,118
Valid votes
1,80,118
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.6%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 1,80,118 valid votes
NIRMAL MUKHERJEECPMwon
85,695
47.6%
KUMUD BHATTACHARJEEINC
83,903
46.6%
HARIKRISHNA DUTTABJP
7,185
4.0%
PANCHU GOPAL MUKHERJEEIND
916
0.5%
GITA DASCPI(ML)(L)
628
0.3%
DEBABROTA MUKHOPADHYAYSHS
624
0.3%
CHANCHAL HUIIND
406
0.2%
NATHU SHARMAIND
382
0.2%
SATRUGHAN SINGHIND
379
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PARTHA CHATTERJEE | AITC | 82,259 | 48.84% | NIRANJAN CHATTERJEE | 5,727 |
| 2001 | PARTHA CHATTERJEE | AITC | 90,409 | 53.11% | NIRMAL MUKHERJEE | 19,477 |
| 1996 | NIRMAL MUKHERJEE | CPM | 85,695 | 47.58% | KUMUD BHATTACHARJEE | 1,792 |
| 1991 | NIRMAL MUKHERJEE | CPM | 68,502 | 47.20% | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | 9,717 |
| 1987 | RABIN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 63,794 | 55.07% | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | 13,255 |
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 WEST assembly constituency in 2006?
PARTHA CHATTERJEE (AITC) won BEHALA WEST in 2006, by a margin of 5,727 votes.
Which party has won BEHALA WEST the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BEHALA WEST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won BEHALA WEST the most times?
RABIN MUKHERJEE, with 5 wins between 1969 and 1987.
