FARIDPUR
Assembly seat no. 252 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1967.
Winner, 1967
M . BAKSI
BAC
Elections held
4
1967–1972
Most successful party
BAC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1967
831
2.59% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCL . G . GHATAK
- Votes
- 15,034
- Vote share
- 46.88%
- Behind by
- 831
Electors
64,391
Total votes polled
32,067
Valid votes
32,067
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.8%
Full result, 1967
3 candidates · 32,067 valid votes
M . BAKSIBACwon
15,865
49.5%
L . G . GHATAKINC
15,034
46.9%
N . P . MUKHERJEEIND
1,168
3.6%
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.
