COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
DIPAK CHANDA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1991
4,622
7.03% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCPRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH
- Votes
- 26,153
- Vote share
- 39.76%
- Behind by
- 4,622
Electors
1,02,599
Total votes polled
65,778
Valid votes
65,778
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.1%
Full result, 1991
13 candidates · 65,778 valid votes
DIPAK CHANDACPMwon
30,775
46.8%
PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSHINC
26,153
39.8%
ASHIM KUMAR GHOSHBJP
7,708
11.7%
RANJIT MITTERJP
529
0.8%
RAM PYARE DEVIBSP
121
0.2%
BADRI NARAYAN SHAWIND
117
0.2%
SUDIN PASWANIND
96
0.1%
SHATRAGHAN SINGHIND
74
0.1%
RAM GANAM SINGHDDP
70
0.1%
NANDA LAL DASIND
45
0.1%
BISWANATH RAMANIIND
44
0.1%
BIPLAB SEN GUPTAIND
24
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the COSSIPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK (AITC) won COSSIPUR in 2006, by a margin of 1,636 votes.
Which party has won COSSIPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has COSSIPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won COSSIPUR the most times?
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
