BISHNUPUR WEST
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SUBRATA BAKSHI
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 2001
6,727
5.39% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMRATHIN SARKAR
- Votes
- 54,576
- Vote share
- 43.71%
- Behind by
- 6,727
Electors
1,63,487
Total votes polled
1,24,861
Valid votes
1,24,861
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.4%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,24,861 valid votes
SUBRATA BAKSHIAITCwon
61,303
49.1%
RATHIN SARKARCPM
54,576
43.7%
TAPAN GHOSHBJP
4,402
3.5%
MANINDRA GHOSHPDS
1,630
1.3%
SAJIDUL HAQUE GAYENNCP
1,578
1.3%
KALICHARAN GUPTAIND
1,372
1.1%
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