HARISHCHANDRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 42 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 2001
ALAM MOSTAQUE
INC
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2001
2,302
1.85% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
FBLBIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA (BISHUBABU)
- Votes
- 58,243
- Vote share
- 46.79%
- Behind by
- 2,302
Electors
1,51,723
Total votes polled
1,24,469
Valid votes
1,24,469
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.0%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,24,469 valid votes
ALAM MOSTAQUEINCwon
60,545
48.6%
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA (BISHUBABU)FBL
58,243
46.8%
CHANDRANATH RAYBJP
2,564
2.1%
ALAM MAHABUBIND
1,081
0.9%
SANCHITA DASIND
777
0.6%
JAYANTI JHAIND
656
0.5%
JAYANTA SINHAIND
603
0.5%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the HARISHCHANDRAPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
TAJMUL HOSSAIN (AIFB) won HARISHCHANDRAPUR in 2006, by a margin of 2,002 votes.
Which party has won HARISHCHANDRAPUR the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1969.
How many times has HARISHCHANDRAPUR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1969 to 2006.
Who has won HARISHCHANDRAPUR the most times?
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1996.
