FARIDPUR
Assembly seat no. 252 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1967.
Winner, 1972
AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY
INC
Elections held
4
1967–1972
Most successful party
BAC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
2,434
5.86% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMTARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEE
- Votes
- 18,840
- Vote share
- 45.36%
- Behind by
- 2,434
Electors
76,962
Total votes polled
41,538
Valid votes
41,538
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.0%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 41,538 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAYINCwon
21,274
51.2%
TARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEECPM
18,840
45.4%
NIRODA PROSAD MUKHERJEEIND
1,103
2.7%
MONORANJAN BOSENCO
321
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 21,274 | 51.22% | TARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEE | 2,434 |
| 1971 | SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE | CPM | 17,356 | 41.21% | SRI DASGHATAK | 8,196 |
| 1969 | MANORANJAN BAKSI | BAC | 19,767 | 51.68% | LABANYA GOPAL GHATAK | 1,852 |
| 1967 | M . BAKSI | BAC | 15,865 | 49.47% | L . G . GHATAK | 831 |
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 FARIDPUR assembly constituency in 1972?
AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY (INC) won FARIDPUR in 1972, by a margin of 2,434 votes.
Which party has won FARIDPUR the most times?
BAC, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has FARIDPUR gone to the polls?
4 times, from 1967 to 1972.
Who has won FARIDPUR the most times?
AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
