BURDWAN SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 271 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1982
CHOWDHURY BENOY KRISHNA
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 11
Margin, 1982
3,512
4.05% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INCSHYAMDAS BANERJEE
- Votes
- 40,872
- Vote share
- 47.08%
- Behind by
- 3,512
Electors
1,31,529
Total votes polled
86,807
Valid votes
86,807
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.0%
Full result, 1982
4 candidates · 86,807 valid votes
CHOWDHURY BENOY KRISHNACPMwon
44,384
51.1%
SHYAMDAS BANERJEEINC
40,872
47.1%
HARI PRASAD CHATTERJEEJNP
1,051
1.2%
MOSLEM KHAIND
500
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | NIRUPAM SEN | CPM | 99,218 | 56.53% | SAMIR KUMAR ROY | 35,242 |
| 2001 | NIRUPAM SEN | CPM | 92,358 | 53.35% | PARESH CHANDRA SARKAR | 24,327 |
| 1996 | SHYAMAPROSAD BOSE | CPM | 82,667 | 50.58% | GHOSH SADHAN KUMAR | 14,290 |
| 1991 | SHAYAM PROSAD BOSE | CPM | 63,789 | 46.78% | SHYAM DAS BANERJEE | 13,425 |
| 1987 | SEN NIRUPAM | CPM | 60,027 | 53.60% | PRADIP BHATTACHARYA | 11,958 |
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 BURDWAN SOUTH assembly constituency in 2006?
NIRUPAM SEN (CPM) won BURDWAN SOUTH in 2006, by a margin of 35,242 votes.
Which party has won BURDWAN SOUTH the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BURDWAN SOUTH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won BURDWAN SOUTH the most times?
NIRUPAM SEN, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
