BERHAMPORE
Assembly seat no. 63 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BERHAMPORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2006
MANOJ CHAKRABORTY
IND
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2006
25,726
13.75% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
RSPAMAL KARMAKAR
- Votes
- 68,836
- Vote share
- 36.79%
- Behind by
- 25,726
Electors
2,30,899
Total votes polled
1,87,081
Valid votes
1,87,081
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.0%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,87,081 valid votes
MANOJ CHAKRABORTYINDwon
94,562
50.5%
AMAL KARMAKARRSP
68,836
36.8%
MAYA RANI PAULINC
16,596
8.9%
APURBA BANERJEEIND
2,834
1.5%
SUNIL KUMAR MANDALIND
2,737
1.5%
MD. HAYATUR RAHMANIND
1,516
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MANOJ CHAKRABORTY | IND | 94,562 | 50.55% | AMAL KARMAKAR | 25,726 |
| 2001 | MAYA RANI PAUL | INC | 80,162 | 52.50% | KARTICK SAHANA | 29,911 |
| 1996 | MAYA RANI PAUL | INC | 81,452 | 49.89% | BISWANATH BANERJEE | 19,293 |
| 1991 | SANKAR DAS PAUL | INC | 58,325 | 43.92% | IPSITA GUPLA | 16,665 |
| 1987 | DEBABRATA BANDAPADHYAY | RSP | 58,118 | 51.92% | SANKAR DAS PAUL | 7,405 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above