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BELIAGHATA NORTH

Assembly seat no. 147 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1969CPM1967CPM1962CPI
Winner, 1972
ANANTA KUMAR BHARATI
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPM
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
39,036
56.81% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCANANTA KUMAR BHARATI
Votes
53,875
Vote share
78.40%
Margin
39,036
Runner-up
CPMKRISHNAPADA GHOSH
Votes
14,839
Vote share
21.60%
Behind by
39,036
Electors
78,078
Total votes polled
68,714
Valid votes
68,714
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
88.0%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 68,714 valid votes

1972 election →
ANANTA KUMAR BHARATIINCwon
53,875
78.4%
KRISHNAPADA GHOSHCPM
14,839
21.6%

Past results

Most recent 4 of 4 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972ANANTA KUMAR BHARATIINC53,87578.40%KRISHNAPADA GHOSH39,036
1969KRISHNAPADA GHOSHCPM31,29466.10%BISWAS SANKULAL15,715
1967K . P . GHOSHCPM21,38742.63%S . BISWAS3,952
1962JAGAT BASUCPI22,53557.19%SANKU LAL BISWAS6,571

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%25%49%74%99%1962196719691972Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%32%48%64%1962196719691972Margin

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