CONTAI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 211 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
SUKHENDU MAITI
CPI
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
PSP
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1987
3,654
4.73% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCSAILJA KUMAR DAS
- Votes
- 33,916
- Vote share
- 43.86%
- Behind by
- 3,654
Electors
1,05,014
Total votes polled
77,331
Valid votes
77,331
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 1987
8 candidates · 77,331 valid votes
SUKHENDU MAITICPIwon
37,570
48.6%
SAILJA KUMAR DASINC
33,916
43.9%
ADHIKARI SISIRIND
4,477
5.8%
MRINAL KANTI PANDABJP
601
0.8%
PARITOSH DASIND
241
0.3%
BIMAL PRADHANIND
210
0.3%
SANTOSH KUMAR RANAIND
187
0.2%
KUNAL DASIND
129
0.2%
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
