HARISHCHANDRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 42 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 1991
BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA
FBL
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1991
11,720
11.48% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCABDUL WAHED
- Votes
- 34,553
- Vote share
- 33.85%
- Behind by
- 11,720
Electors
1,34,996
Total votes polled
1,02,076
Valid votes
1,02,076
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 1991
5 candidates · 1,02,076 valid votes
BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRAFBLwon
46,273
45.3%
ABDUL WAHEDINC
34,553
33.9%
SITAL CHAKRABORTYBJP
13,672
13.4%
ELIAS RAZIWPI
6,289
6.2%
ARABINDA SINGHAIND
1,289
1.3%
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
