HARISHCHANDRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 42 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 2006
TAJMUL HOSSAIN
AIFB
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2006
2,002
1.51% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCALAM MOSTAQUE
- Votes
- 60,019
- Vote share
- 45.17%
- Behind by
- 2,002
Electors
1,59,187
Total votes polled
1,32,869
Valid votes
1,32,869
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.5%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,32,869 valid votes
TAJMUL HOSSAINAIFBwon
62,021
46.7%
ALAM MOSTAQUEINC
60,019
45.2%
SHITAL CHAKRABORTYBJP
3,748
2.8%
KSHITISH BISWASBSP
2,585
1.9%
SHANKAR DASIND
2,088
1.6%
JAYANTI JHAIND
1,289
1.0%
MONOWARA BEGAMSP
1,119
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TAJMUL HOSSAIN | AIFB | 62,021 | 46.68% | ALAM MOSTAQUE | 2,002 |
| 2001 | ALAM MOSTAQUE | INC | 60,545 | 48.64% | BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA (BISHUBABU) | 2,302 |
| 1996 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA | FBL | 56,429 | 47.00% | ALAM MOSTAQUE | 2,489 |
| 1991 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA | FBL | 46,273 | 45.33% | ABDUL WAHED | 11,720 |
| 1987 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MITRA | FBL | 35,377 | 43.06% | ABDUL WAHED | 13,759 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above