BISHNUPUR WEST
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1982
PROVASH CHANDRA ROY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 1982
22,784
31.80% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INCNIRANJAN GHOSH
- Votes
- 23,738
- Vote share
- 33.13%
- Behind by
- 22,784
Electors
94,613
Total votes polled
71,651
Valid votes
71,651
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.7%
Full result, 1982
4 candidates · 71,651 valid votes
PROVASH CHANDRA ROYCPMwon
46,522
64.9%
NIRANJAN GHOSHINC
23,738
33.1%
AMIN UDDIN SHAIKHIND
1,122
1.6%
ABDUL WADUD SHAIKIND
269
0.4%
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
