CHOWRINGHEE
Assembly seat no. 146 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1987
17,494
27.66% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
CPMBADSA ALAM
- Votes
- 21,867
- Vote share
- 34.58%
- Behind by
- 17,494
Electors
1,07,905
Total votes polled
63,236
Valid votes
63,236
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.6%
Full result, 1987
6 candidates · 63,236 valid votes
DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAYINCwon
39,361
62.2%
BADSA ALAMCPM
21,867
34.6%
SISIR KUMAR BASUIND
1,648
2.6%
GOPAL GHOSHIND
157
0.3%
RAM MURTI SINGHIND
123
0.2%
SUBRATA DASIND
80
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SUBRATA BAKSHI | AITC | 23,000 | 38.19% | NARAYAN JAIN | 2,210 |
| 2001 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | AITC | 39,728 | 66.58% | ZAHID HOSSAIN | 25,361 |
| 1996 | SUBARATA MUKHERJEE | INC | 48,648 | 60.62% | PAUL MANTOSH | 28,680 |
| 1991 | SIDDHARTHA SHANKER RAY | INC | 38,866 | 55.75% | ASHOK MITRA | 16,833 |
| 1987 | DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 39,361 | 62.24% | BADSA ALAM | 17,494 |
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 CHOWRINGHEE assembly constituency in 2006?
SUBRATA BAKSHI (AITC) won CHOWRINGHEE in 2006, by a margin of 2,210 votes.
Which party has won CHOWRINGHEE the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHOWRINGHEE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won CHOWRINGHEE the most times?
SANKAR GHOSE, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1972.
