BURDWAN SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 271 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMNIRUPAM SEN | AITCSAMIR KUMAR ROY | 35,242 | 20.08% | 3 | 83.0% |
| 2001 | CPMNIRUPAM SEN | AITCPARESH CHANDRA SARKAR | 24,327 | 14.05% | 4 | 80.9% |
| 1996 | CPMSHYAMAPROSAD BOSE | INCGHOSH SADHAN KUMAR | 14,290 | 8.74% | 6 | 81.0% |
| 1991 | CPMSHAYAM PROSAD BOSE | INCSHYAM DAS BANERJEE | 13,425 | 9.85% | 5 | 72.6% |
| 1987 | CPMSEN NIRUPAM | INCPRADIP BHATTACHARYA | 11,958 | 10.68% | 4 | 72.6% |
| 1982 | CPMCHOWDHURY BENOY KRISHNA | INCSHYAMDAS BANERJEE | 3,512 | 4.05% | 4 | 66.0% |
| 1977 | CPMBENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHRY | INCPRADIP BHATTACHARYYA | 12,384 | 22.05% | 3 | 42.8% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCPRADIP BHATTACHARYYA | CPMCHOWDHURY BENOY KRISHNA | 28,548 | 43.49% | 2 | 59.2% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMBENOY KRISHNA CHODHURY | INCPRADIP KUMAR BHATTACHERJEE | 1,272 | 2.25% | 4 | 52.2% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMBENOY KRISHNA CHOUDHURI | INCSASHI BHUSAN CHOUDHURI | 5,697 | 10.92% | 2 | 57.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCS . B . CHOUDHURY | CPMB . K . CHOWDHURY | 1,710 | 3.92% | 3 | 53.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
