HANSKHALI
Assembly seat no. 79 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
NAYAN SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2006
3,021
1.71% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCDR. RAMENDRA NATH BISWAS
- Votes
- 81,307
- Vote share
- 46.14%
- Behind by
- 3,021
Electors
1,98,270
Total votes polled
1,76,199
Valid votes
1,76,199
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.9%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,76,199 valid votes
NAYAN SARKARCPMwon
84,328
47.9%
DR. RAMENDRA NATH BISWASAITC
81,307
46.1%
MINATI BISWASINC
3,822
2.2%
ACHINTYA KUMAR BISWASBSP
3,819
2.2%
DULAL BISWASIND
1,699
1.0%
ARDHENDU BISWASIND
1,224
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | NAYAN SARKAR | CPM | 84,328 | 47.86% | DR. RAMENDRA NATH BISWAS | 3,021 |
| 2001 | NAYAN SARKAR | CPM | 72,334 | 45.80% | ABIR RANJAN BISWAS | 2,521 |
| 1996 | BISWAS SHASHANKA SHEKHOR | INC | 78,662 | 49.60% | NAYAN SARKAR | 5,873 |
| 1991 | NAYAN SARKAR | CPM | 60,223 | 47.15% | SHASHANKA SHEKHOR BISWAS | 5,726 |
| 1987 | SUKUMAR MANDAL | CPM | 52,252 | 52.66% | SHASHANKA SHERKHAR BISWAS | 15,479 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
