BEHALA WEST
Assembly seat no. 113 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
PARTHA CHATTERJEE
AITC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2001
19,477
11.44% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMNIRMAL MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 70,932
- Vote share
- 41.67%
- Behind by
- 19,477
Electors
2,36,305
Total votes polled
1,70,218
Valid votes
1,70,218
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
72.0%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 1,70,218 valid votes
PARTHA CHATTERJEEAITCwon
90,409
53.1%
NIRMAL MUKHERJEECPM
70,932
41.7%
TAPAS KUMAR DASBJP
3,973
2.3%
SOUMENDRA NATH SARKAR. (SOUMEN)PDS
1,508
0.9%
SUJIT CHATTERJEEIND
1,128
0.7%
ANJANA GHOSHNCP
832
0.5%
MD. SAMSUL HAQUEIND
541
0.3%
BIPUL KUMAR DASIND
537
0.3%
SAMIR KUMAR HALDERIND
358
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.
