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, 2006
RISHI HALDER
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2006
5,216
3.87% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCSUBHASHIS CHAKRABORTY
- Votes
- 58,789
- Vote share
- 43.62%
- Behind by
- 5,216
Electors
1,70,498
Total votes polled
1,34,761
Valid votes
1,34,761
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.0%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 1,34,761 valid votes
RISHI HALDERCPMwon
64,005
47.5%
SUBHASHIS CHAKRABORTYAITC
58,789
43.6%
SAMIR PUTATUNDAPDS
5,472
4.1%
LIYKAT DAPTARIIND
2,282
1.7%
SWAPAN KUMAR SARDARBSP
998
0.7%
SUBRATA NARAYAN NAG.SP
894
0.7%
DHRUBA DASIND
894
0.7%
GOURANGA HALDERIND
788
0.6%
MALA BANERJEEJUM
639
0.5%
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.
