CANNING WEST
Assembly seat no. 105 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR
AITC
Elections held
7
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 7
Margin, 2001
4,958
3.68% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMBIMAL MISTRY
- Votes
- 55,623
- Vote share
- 41.23%
- Behind by
- 4,958
Electors
1,86,385
Total votes polled
1,34,899
Valid votes
1,34,899
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.4%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,34,899 valid votes
GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKARAITCwon
60,581
44.9%
BIMAL MISTRYCPM
55,623
41.2%
BADAL SARDARIND
8,246
6.1%
MANOJ MONDALBJP
5,601
4.2%
ARNAB ROYIND
3,014
2.2%
DHIMAN CHANDRA SARDARPDS
986
0.7%
MONORANJAN HALDERBSP
848
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | DWIJAPADA MONDOL | CPM | 64,749 | 41.69% | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | 1,446 |
| 2001 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | AITC | 60,581 | 44.91% | BIMAL MISTRY | 4,958 |
| 1996 | BIMAL MISTRY | CPM | 64,543 | 46.02% | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | 5,505 |
| 1991 | BIMAL MISTRY | CPM | 54,624 | 47.00% | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | 13,487 |
| 1987 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | INC | 44,362 | 45.61% | CHITTA RANJAN MIRDHA | 506 |
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 CANNING WEST assembly constituency in 2006?
DWIJAPADA MONDOL (CPM) won CANNING WEST in 2006, by a margin of 1,446 votes.
Which party has won CANNING WEST the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 7 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has CANNING WEST gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1977 to 2006.
Who has won CANNING WEST the most times?
GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR, with 2 wins between 1987 and 2001.
