CHOWRINGHEE
Assembly seat no. 146 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 2001
25,361
42.50% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JD(S)ZAHID HOSSAIN
- Votes
- 14,367
- Vote share
- 24.08%
- Behind by
- 25,361
Electors
1,41,615
Total votes polled
59,669
Valid votes
59,669
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.1%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 59,669 valid votes
SUBRATA MUKHERJEEAITCwon
39,728
66.6%
ZAHID HOSSAINJD(S)
14,367
24.1%
MD. IQBALIND
1,996
3.4%
RAMENDRA PANDEYIND
953
1.6%
PANNALAL CHOWDHURYIND
592
1.0%
AGARWAL MOHANLALIND
486
0.8%
VIJAY GAURIND
468
0.8%
BHIM SINGH VERMAIND
445
0.8%
PIYALI BHATTACHARYAIND
435
0.7%
OMPRAKASH PANDEYIND
199
0.3%
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.
