ENGLISHBAZAR
Assembly seat no. 51 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
GOUTAM CHAKRAVARTTY
INC
Elections held
15
1962–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 15
Margin, 1996
10,661
8.19% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMASHOK BHATTACHARJYA
- Votes
- 42,992
- Vote share
- 33.04%
- Behind by
- 10,661
Electors
1,56,094
Total votes polled
1,30,118
Valid votes
1,30,118
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.4%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,30,118 valid votes
GOUTAM CHAKRAVARTTYINCwon
53,653
41.2%
ASHOK BHATTACHARJYACPM
42,992
33.0%
TAPAN SIKDARBJP
31,965
24.6%
MANAB BANERJEEIND
853
0.7%
DHARANIDHAR MONDALIND
351
0.3%
BIMAL KUMAR KUNDUIND
240
0.2%
MD. HASEN ALIIND
64
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SREERUPA MITRA CHAUDHURY(NIRBHOY DIDI) | BJP | 1,07,755 | 49.96% | KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | 20,099 |
| 2016 | NIHAR RANJAN GHOSH | IND | 1,07,183 | 51.72% | KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | 39,727 |
| 2011 | KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 89,421 | 51.79% | SAMAR ROY | 21,829 |
| 2006 | KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 67,576 | 46.26% | SAMAR ROY | 906 |
| 2001 | SAMAR ROY | CPM | 50,507 | 38.49% | GOUTAM CHAKRABORTY | 11,950 |
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 ENGLISHBAZAR assembly constituency in 2021?
SREERUPA MITRA CHAUDHURY(NIRBHOY DIDI) (BJP) won ENGLISHBAZAR in 2021, by a margin of 20,099 votes.
Which party has won ENGLISHBAZAR the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ENGLISHBAZAR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2021.
Who has won ENGLISHBAZAR the most times?
SAILEN SARKAR, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1987.
