BONGAON
Assembly seat no. 85 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
BHUPENDRA NATH SETH
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,632
1.31% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMRANAJIT MITRA
- Votes
- 51,521
- Vote share
- 41.44%
- Behind by
- 1,632
Electors
1,48,913
Total votes polled
1,24,313
Valid votes
1,24,313
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.5%
Full result, 1991
8 candidates · 1,24,313 valid votes
BHUPENDRA NATH SETHINCwon
53,153
42.8%
RANAJIT MITRACPM
51,521
41.4%
KISHORE KUMAR BISWASBJP
16,668
13.4%
SACHINDRA NATH BISWASBSP
1,799
1.4%
BISWESHWAR MONDALIND
586
0.5%
KARTICK PALIND
215
0.2%
RABINDRA NATH MONDALIND
209
0.2%
BINA CHAKRABORTYIND
162
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BONGAON assembly constituency in 2006?
BHUPENDRA NATH SETH (AITC) won BONGAON in 2006, by a margin of 3,465 votes.
Which party has won BONGAON the most times?
CPM, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BONGAON gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BONGAON the most times?
BHUPENDRA NATH SETH, with 3 wins between 1982 and 2006.
