CHANDERNAGORE
Assembly seat no. 182 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
KAMAL MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1996
7,034
5.05% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMSANDHYA CHATTOPADHYAY
- Votes
- 62,531
- Vote share
- 44.88%
- Behind by
- 7,034
Electors
1,77,709
Total votes polled
1,39,320
Valid votes
1,39,320
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
78.4%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,39,320 valid votes
KAMAL MUKHERJEEINCwon
69,565
49.9%
SANDHYA CHATTOPADHYAYCPM
62,531
44.9%
TANDRA BHATTACHARJEEBJP
5,223
3.8%
SHAMBHU DASIND
745
0.5%
NANI GOPAL BHATTACHARYAIND
423
0.3%
DIBYENDU GUHAIND
389
0.3%
DEB KUMAR SHILIND
284
0.2%
MADAN MOHAN ROYIND
160
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SIBAPROSAD (RATAN) BANDYOPADHYAY | CPM | 64,406 | 45.65% | RAM CHAKRABORTTY | 17,590 |
| 2001 | KAMAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 65,590 | 48.04% | RATAN LAL DASGUPTA | 3,086 |
| 1996 | KAMAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 69,565 | 49.93% | SANDHYA CHATTOPADHYAY | 7,034 |
| 1991 | CHATTERJEE SANDHYA | CPM | 51,859 | 44.77% | KAMAL MUKHERJEE | 2,688 |
| 1987 | SANDHYA CHATTOPADHYAY | CPM | 53,816 | 52.54% | KAMAL KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 6,073 |
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 CHANDERNAGORE assembly constituency in 2006?
SIBAPROSAD (RATAN) BANDYOPADHYAY (CPM) won CHANDERNAGORE in 2006, by a margin of 17,590 votes.
Which party has won CHANDERNAGORE the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHANDERNAGORE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won CHANDERNAGORE the most times?
BHABANI MUKHERJEE, with 4 wins between 1971 and 1982.
