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, 1987
DEBABRATA BANDAPADHYAY
RSP
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1987
7,405
6.62% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCSANKAR DAS PAUL
- Votes
- 50,713
- Vote share
- 45.31%
- Behind by
- 7,405
Electors
1,49,849
Total votes polled
1,11,934
Valid votes
1,11,934
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.7%
Full result, 1987
4 candidates · 1,11,934 valid votes
DEBABRATA BANDAPADHYAYRSPwon
58,118
51.9%
SANKAR DAS PAULINC
50,713
45.3%
PRANAB KUMAR BANDAPADHYAYBJP
2,727
2.4%
MINATI SARKARIND
376
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BERHAMPORE assembly constituency in 2006?
MANOJ CHAKRABORTY (IND) won BERHAMPORE in 2006, by a margin of 25,726 votes.
Which party has won BERHAMPORE the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BERHAMPORE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BERHAMPORE the most times?
MAYA RANI PAUL, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2001.
