FARIDPUR
Assembly seat no. 252 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1967.
Winner, 1971
SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE
CPM
Elections held
4
1967–1972
Most successful party
BAC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1971
8,196
19.46% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
INCSRI DASGHATAK
- Votes
- 9,160
- Vote share
- 21.75%
- Behind by
- 8,196
Electors
76,094
Total votes polled
42,114
Valid votes
42,114
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.3%
Full result, 1971
7 candidates · 42,114 valid votes
SANAT KUMAR BANERJEECPMwon
17,356
41.2%
SRI DASGHATAKINC
9,160
21.8%
DINA NATH ROYCPI
7,036
16.7%
LABANYA GOPAL CHATAKNCO
5,501
13.1%
LABANYA NIROD CHATTOPADHYAYBAC
1,407
3.3%
MUKHERJEE PROFULLA KUMARIND
1,378
3.3%
NIRODA PRASAD MUKHERJEEIND
276
0.7%
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.
