CONTAI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 211 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
SUVENDU ADHIKARI
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
PSP
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2006
8,580
6.33% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPISATYENDRA NATH PANDA
- Votes
- 60,028
- Vote share
- 44.26%
- Behind by
- 8,580
Electors
1,53,760
Total votes polled
1,35,616
Valid votes
1,35,616
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
88.2%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 1,35,616 valid votes
SUVENDU ADHIKARIAITCwon
68,608
50.6%
SATYENDRA NATH PANDACPI
60,028
44.3%
HARISADHAN DAS ADHIKARIINC
4,380
3.2%
CHITTARANJAN JANAIND
1,758
1.3%
ADHARCHANDRA NAHALIND
842
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SUVENDU ADHIKARI | AITC | 68,608 | 50.59% | SATYENDRA NATH PANDA | 8,580 |
| 2001 | ADHIKARY SISIR | AITC | 62,786 | 52.63% | SUKHENDU MAITI | 13,555 |
| 1996 | SAILAJA KUMAR DAS | INC | 54,466 | 48.56% | SUKHENDU MAITY | 7,801 |
| 1991 | SAILAJA KUMAR DAS | INC | 43,556 | 46.42% | SUKHENDU MAITY | 5,469 |
| 1987 | SUKHENDU MAITI | CPI | 37,570 | 48.58% | SAILJA KUMAR DAS | 3,654 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above