BOW BAZAR
Assembly seat no. 145 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1982
ABDUL RAUF ANSARI
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 11
Margin, 1982
3,386
6.69% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
CPMABUL HASAN
- Votes
- 22,615
- Vote share
- 44.67%
- Behind by
- 3,386
Electors
88,019
Total votes polled
50,631
Valid votes
50,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.5%
Full result, 1982
5 candidates · 50,631 valid votes
ABDUL RAUF ANSARIINCwon
26,001
51.4%
ABUL HASANCPM
22,615
44.7%
ANINDYA GOPAL MITRABJP
1,602
3.2%
RAMENDRA BHUSAN SINGHIND
252
0.5%
MD. SALIM KHANIND
161
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 21,451 | 40.29% | REKHA SINGH | 6,142 |
| 2001 | NAYNA BANDYOPADHYAY | AITC | 27,840 | 55.13% | AJIT PANDEY | 11,949 |
| 1996 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 36,579 | 59.37% | SUJIT MANDAL | 19,398 |
| 1991 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 29,405 | 54.09% | JYOTILAK GUHAROY | 11,733 |
| 1987 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 30,333 | 56.65% | MD. ISMAIL | 10,742 |
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 BOW BAZAR assembly constituency in 2006?
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY (INC) won BOW BAZAR in 2006, by a margin of 6,142 votes.
Which party has won BOW BAZAR the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BOW BAZAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BOW BAZAR the most times?
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY, with 4 wins between 1987 and 2006.
