COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2006
1,636
2.70% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMSALIL CHATTERJEE
- Votes
- 24,514
- Vote share
- 40.45%
- Behind by
- 1,636
Electors
88,895
Total votes polled
60,601
Valid votes
60,601
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.2%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 60,601 valid votes
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAKAITCwon
26,150
43.1%
SALIL CHATTERJEECPM
24,514
40.5%
SUMAN SINGHINC
8,484
14.0%
SWAPAN KR. SAHAIND
516
0.8%
SIPRA BARUAIND
278
0.5%
ABHIJIT CHAUDHURIIND
222
0.4%
PRODYUT SAHA (BABU)IND
162
0.3%
DILIP ROYIND
147
0.2%
KAMALESH MULLICKIND
128
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | AITC | 26,150 | 43.15% | SALIL CHATTERJEE | 1,636 |
| 2001 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | AITC | 33,837 | 51.29% | BIJOY BHATTACHARJEE | 5,776 |
| 1996 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | INC | 33,799 | 46.23% | ANUP DAS | 462 |
| 1991 | DIPAK CHANDA | CPM | 30,775 | 46.79% | PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | 4,622 |
| 1987 | DIPAK CHANDA | CPM | 31,939 | 49.09% | PRAFULLA KANTI GHOSE | 425 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above