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, 1996
MAYA RANI PAUL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1996
19,293
11.82% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
RSPBISWANATH BANERJEE
- Votes
- 62,159
- Vote share
- 38.07%
- Behind by
- 19,293
Electors
2,10,345
Total votes polled
1,63,272
Valid votes
1,63,272
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 1,63,272 valid votes
MAYA RANI PAULINCwon
81,452
49.9%
BISWANATH BANERJEERSP
62,159
38.1%
PRANAB BANERJEEBJP
17,208
10.5%
SARIFUL BISWASPBRML
841
0.5%
KALYANAKSHA GHOSHIND
288
0.2%
SUBRATA CHAKRABORTIIND
287
0.2%
TARUN KUMAR GHOSHIND
286
0.2%
KANAN KUMAR SAHAIND
261
0.2%
ALOK JYOTI MANDALIND
247
0.1%
SUNIT KUMAR SARKARIND
243
0.1%
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
