DIAMOND HARBOUR
Assembly seat no. 143 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DIAMOND HARBOUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2001
RISHI HALDAR
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2001
2,742
2.25% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCAMJAD ALI SARDAR
- Votes
- 47,906
- Vote share
- 39.34%
- Behind by
- 2,742
Electors
1,72,144
Total votes polled
1,21,764
Valid votes
1,21,764
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.7%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,21,764 valid votes
RISHI HALDARCPMwon
50,648
41.6%
AMJAD ALI SARDARAITC
47,906
39.3%
ALI DAULAT SHEIKHNCP
13,395
11.0%
AJIT MANDALBJP
5,012
4.1%
TAMREJ SKPDS
2,857
2.4%
DIPANKAR BASUIND
1,946
1.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Panna Lal Halder | AITC | 1,19,320 | 51.38% | Dipak Kumar Halder | 31,266 |
| 2021 | PANNALAL HALDER | AITC | 98,478 | 43.69% | DIPAK KUMAR HALDER | 16,996 |
| 2016 | DIPAK KUMAR HALDER | AITC | 96,833 | 48.58% | DR. ABUL HASNAT | 15,037 |
| 2011 | DIPAK KUMAR HALDER | AITC | 87,645 | 53.37% | SUBHRA SAU | 20,774 |
| 2006 | RISHI HALDER | CPM | 64,005 | 47.50% | SUBHASHIS CHAKRABORTY | 5,216 |
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 DIAMOND HARBOUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Panna Lal Halder (AITC) won DIAMOND HARBOUR in 2026, by a margin of 31,266 votes.
Which party has won DIAMOND HARBOUR the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DIAMOND HARBOUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won DIAMOND HARBOUR the most times?
ABDUL QUIYOM MOLLA, with 5 wins between 1969 and 1991.
