GARHBETA WEST
Assembly seat no. 221 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
KRISHNA PRASAD DULEY
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2006
54,273
39.30% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
BJPTAPAS SAHA
- Votes
- 33,828
- Vote share
- 24.50%
- Behind by
- 54,273
Electors
1,50,871
Total votes polled
1,38,097
Valid votes
1,38,097
NOTA votes
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Turnout
91.5%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 1,38,097 valid votes
KRISHNA PRASAD DULEYCPMwon
88,101
63.8%
TAPAS SAHABJP
33,828
24.5%
SOUMEN KHANINC
9,254
6.7%
TARAPADA MANDALIND
3,755
2.7%
ARUN ROYIND
3,159
2.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KRISHNA PRASAD DULEY | CPM | 88,101 | 63.80% | TAPAS SAHA | 54,273 |
| 2001 | KRISHNA PRASAD DULEY | CPM | 92,856 | 73.47% | KALIPADA DULEY | 75,139 |
| 1996 | KRISHNAPRASAD DULEY | CPM | 75,573 | 62.33% | SIDDHARTHA BISAI | 48,796 |
| 1991 | DULEY KRISHNA PRASAD | CPM | 60,633 | 60.47% | KINKAR RUIDAS | 26,667 |
| 1987 | KRISHNAPRASAD DULEY | CPM | 50,808 | 57.63% | KINKAR RUINDAS | 15,534 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above