COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1982
PRAFULLYA KANTI GHOSH
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1982
728
1.21% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
CPMBUDDADEB BHATTACHARJEE
- Votes
- 28,987
- Vote share
- 48.13%
- Behind by
- 728
Electors
93,182
Total votes polled
60,226
Valid votes
60,226
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.6%
Full result, 1982
5 candidates · 60,226 valid votes
PRAFULLYA KANTI GHOSHINCwon
29,715
49.3%
BUDDADEB BHATTACHARJEECPM
28,987
48.1%
PADMA RAJ ROYJNP
616
1.0%
MANI PRASAD SINGHBJP
606
1.0%
PARIMAL CHAKRABARTYIND
302
0.5%
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
