CONTAI NORTH
Assembly seat no. 210 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
JYOTIRMOY KAR
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2001
481
0.38% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMCHAKRADHAR MAIKAP
- Votes
- 62,288
- Vote share
- 48.95%
- Behind by
- 481
Electors
1,47,729
Total votes polled
1,27,258
Valid votes
1,27,258
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.1%
Full result, 2001
3 candidates · 1,27,258 valid votes
JYOTIRMOY KARAITCwon
62,769
49.3%
CHAKRADHAR MAIKAPCPM
62,288
49.0%
ANIL MANNAIND
2,201
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CHAKRADHAR MAIKAP | CPM | 67,376 | 48.30% | JYOTIRMOY KAR | 2,505 |
| 2001 | JYOTIRMOY KAR | AITC | 62,769 | 49.32% | CHAKRADHAR MAIKAP | 481 |
| 1996 | CHAKRADHAR MAIKAP | CPM | 55,807 | 47.97% | MUKUL BIKASH MAITI | 1,233 |
| 1991 | MUKUL BIKASH MAITY | INC | 46,044 | 47.47% | ANIL KUMAR MANNA | 4,210 |
| 1987 | RAM SANKAR KAR | CPM | 42,077 | 50.99% | MAITI DWIJENDRA | 3,289 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
