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, 2001
MAYA RANI PAUL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2001
29,911
19.59% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
RSPKARTICK SAHANA
- Votes
- 50,251
- Vote share
- 32.91%
- Behind by
- 29,911
Electors
2,23,161
Total votes polled
1,52,677
Valid votes
1,52,677
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.4%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 1,52,677 valid votes
MAYA RANI PAULINCwon
80,162
52.5%
KARTICK SAHANARSP
50,251
32.9%
JADABENDRA PANDEYBJP
19,634
12.9%
ASOKE GHOSHIND
2,630
1.7%
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.
