BONGAON
Assembly seat no. 85 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
BHUPENDRA NATH SETH
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2006
3,465
1.98% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMPANKAJ GHOSH
- Votes
- 82,748
- Vote share
- 47.32%
- Behind by
- 3,465
Electors
1,99,903
Total votes polled
1,74,871
Valid votes
1,74,871
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.5%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,74,871 valid votes
BHUPENDRA NATH SETHAITCwon
86,213
49.3%
PANKAJ GHOSHCPM
82,748
47.3%
MAKHAN ROYBSP
2,176
1.2%
PINAKI RANJAN BHARATIIND
1,565
0.9%
SUKRITI RANJAN BISWASRPIA
1,298
0.7%
BISESWAR MONDALAMB
871
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BHUPENDRA NATH SETH | AITC | 86,213 | 49.30% | PANKAJ GHOSH | 3,465 |
| 2001 | PANKAJ GHOSH | CPM | 66,561 | 44.93% | BHUPENDRA NATH SETH | 21,966 |
| 1996 | PANKAJ GHOSH | CPM | 68,251 | 47.83% | BHUPENDRA NATH SETH | 1,668 |
| 1991 | BHUPENDRA NATH SETH | INC | 53,153 | 42.76% | RANAJIT MITRA | 1,632 |
| 1987 | RANJIT MITRA | CPM | 52,061 | 50.30% | BHUPEN SETH | 2,507 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above