COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AITCBANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | CPMSALIL CHATTERJEE | 1,636 | 2.70% | 9 | 68.2% |
| 2001 | AITCBANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | CPMBIJOY BHATTACHARJEE | 5,776 | 8.76% | 12 | 62.5% |
| 1996 | INCBANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | CPMANUP DAS | 462 | 0.63% | 16 | 71.2% |
| 1991 | CPMDIPAK CHANDA | INCPRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | 4,622 | 7.03% | 13 | 64.1% |
| 1987 | CPMDIPAK CHANDA | INCPRAFULLA KANTI GHOSE | 425 | 0.65% | 10 | 67.1% |
| 1982 | INCPRAFULLYA KANTI GHOSH | CPMBUDDADEB BHATTACHARJEE | 728 | 1.21% | 5 | 64.6% |
| 1977 | CPMBUDDHADEV BHATTACHARJEE | INCPRAFULLA KANTI GHOSH | 5,976 | 13.27% | 5 | 48.3% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCPRAFULLA KANTI GHOSH | CPMPARESH NATH BANERJEE | 23,215 | 43.50% | 2 | 57.7% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCPRAFULLA KANTI GHOSH | CPMKRISHNA GOPAL BASU | 10,145 | 23.31% | 4 | 48.5% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMBASU VISHNUGOPAL | INCSUSHIL KUMAR PAUL | 195 | 0.38% | 3 | 59.9% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCS.K.PAUL | CPMP.DASGUPTA | 2,764 | 5.55% | 5 | 56.7% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCSUNIL KUMAR DAS GUPTA | CPIMOHIT KUMAR MOITRA | 279 | 0.73% | 5 | 69.6% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
