CHOWRINGHEE
Assembly seat no. 146 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
SUBARATA MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1996
28,680
35.74% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDPAUL MANTOSH
- Votes
- 19,968
- Vote share
- 24.88%
- Behind by
- 28,680
Electors
1,35,790
Total votes polled
80,254
Valid votes
80,254
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.1%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 80,254 valid votes
SUBARATA MUKHERJEEINCwon
48,648
60.6%
PAUL MANTOSHJD
19,968
24.9%
MRINAL KANTI DASBJP
9,551
11.9%
M.E. CHANDBMSM
1,228
1.5%
SAKAL DEO SHARMAIND
341
0.4%
RAMENDRA PANDEYIND
200
0.3%
VIJAY GAURIND
181
0.2%
MD. ASIF HUSSAINMUL
137
0.2%
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.
