HARISHCHANDRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 42 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 1996
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA
FBL
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1996
2,489
2.07% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCALAM MOSTAQUE
- Votes
- 53,940
- Vote share
- 44.92%
- Behind by
- 2,489
Electors
1,44,435
Total votes polled
1,20,073
Valid votes
1,20,073
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.1%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 1,20,073 valid votes
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRAFBLwon
56,429
47.0%
ALAM MOSTAQUEINC
53,940
44.9%
RAGHU NATH RAMBJP
4,630
3.9%
KASHI DASIND
2,256
1.9%
JAYANTI JHAIND
1,125
0.9%
RATHINDRA NATH PAULIND
941
0.8%
PABAN AGARWALAIND
447
0.4%
SAHADEB MANDALFBS
173
0.1%
SATTARIND
132
0.1%
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
