BISHNUPUR WEST
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
RATHIN SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 2006
4,260
3.12% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCMADAN MITRA
- Votes
- 56,653
- Vote share
- 41.55%
- Behind by
- 4,260
Electors
1,67,000
Total votes polled
1,36,355
Valid votes
1,36,355
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,36,355 valid votes
RATHIN SARKARCPMwon
60,913
44.7%
MADAN MITRAAITC
56,653
41.5%
GAZI MAMTAZUDDININC
14,925
10.9%
DILIP PALCPI(ML)
1,625
1.2%
SUJIT KUMAR MONDALIND
1,473
1.1%
NIRUPAM BANERJEEIND
662
0.5%
PANCHANAN DHALIBSP
104
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RATHIN SARKAR | CPM | 60,913 | 44.67% | MADAN MITRA | 4,260 |
| 2001 | SUBRATA BAKSHI | AITC | 61,303 | 49.10% | RATHIN SARKAR | 6,727 |
| 1996 | SANKAR SARAN NASKAR | CPM | 59,431 | 48.54% | ARUNA GHOSH DOSTIDER | 5,137 |
| 1991 | KASHINATH ADAK | CPM | 53,785 | 52.36% | ARUNA GHOSH DASTIDAR | 11,702 |
| 1987 | KASHI NATH ADAK | CPM | 49,367 | 55.08% | SHAIK MOQUEBUL HAQUE | 10,648 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above