CHAKDAH
Assembly seat no. 76 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
HARI DAS MITRA
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1972
8,568
14.84% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMBASU SUBHAS CHANDRA
- Votes
- 24,576
- Vote share
- 42.58%
- Behind by
- 8,568
Electors
90,360
Total votes polled
57,720
Valid votes
57,720
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 1972
2 candidates · 57,720 valid votes
HARI DAS MITRAINCwon
33,144
57.4%
BASU SUBHAS CHANDRACPM
24,576
42.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HARI DAS MITRA | INC | 33,144 | 57.42% | BASU SUBHAS CHANDRA | 8,568 |
| 1971 | BASU SUBHASH CHANDRA | CPM | 29,301 | 50.90% | SURAL CHANDRA MANDAL | 12,740 |
| 1969 | SUBAL CHANDRA MANDAL | BAC | 29,738 | 56.12% | ASHIM KUMAR MAJUMDER | 14,502 |
| 1967 | H.MITRA | BAC | 20,761 | 42.11% | S.TAGORE | 5,873 |
| 1962 | SANTI DAS | INC | 22,894 | 51.26% | AKHIL CHANDRA NANDY | 11,853 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
