COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
DIPAK CHANDA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1987
425
0.65% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCPRAFULLA KANTI GHOSE
- Votes
- 31,514
- Vote share
- 48.44%
- Behind by
- 425
Electors
96,901
Total votes polled
65,058
Valid votes
65,058
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 1987
10 candidates · 65,058 valid votes
DIPAK CHANDACPMwon
31,939
49.1%
PRAFULLA KANTI GHOSEINC
31,514
48.4%
PADMARAJ ROYJNP
587
0.9%
DEBASHISH KUNDUIND
252
0.4%
GANESH DUTTAIND
243
0.4%
AMBAR CHATTERJEEIND
214
0.3%
RAMJANAN SINGHIND
146
0.2%
SUBRATA KUMAR BOSEIND
79
0.1%
RAGHU NANDAN SINGHIND
52
0.1%
SAMIR KUMAR PAULIND
32
0.1%
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
