GAJOL
Assembly seat no. 40 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1982
SUFAL MURMU
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1982
3,480
4.70% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INCBENJAMIN HEMBRAM
- Votes
- 32,880
- Vote share
- 44.41%
- Behind by
- 3,480
Electors
96,103
Total votes polled
74,033
Valid votes
74,033
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 1982
3 candidates · 74,033 valid votes
SUFAL MURMUCPMwon
36,360
49.1%
BENJAMIN HEMBRAMINC
32,880
44.4%
SHYAM MURMUBJP
4,793
6.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SADHU TUDU | CPM | 68,942 | 51.43% | JATIN HANSDA | 35,095 |
| 2001 | SADHU TUDU | CPM | 56,214 | 48.49% | NABAKUMAR HEMBROM | 19,708 |
| 1996 | DEBNATH MURMU | CPM | 55,819 | 47.61% | BENJAMIN HEMRAM | 15,159 |
| 1991 | DEBNATH MURMU | CPM | 49,595 | 47.44% | NABAKUMAR HEMBRAM | 22,026 |
| 1987 | SUPHAL MURMU | CPM | 47,148 | 54.46% | NABA KUMAR HEMBRAM | 15,466 |
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 GAJOL assembly constituency in 2006?
SADHU TUDU (CPM) won GAJOL in 2006, by a margin of 35,095 votes.
Which party has won GAJOL the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has GAJOL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won GAJOL the most times?
SADHU TUDU, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
