HIRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 259 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
AMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2006
2,604
2.82% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCGHATAK MOLOY
- Votes
- 41,634
- Vote share
- 45.01%
- Behind by
- 2,604
Electors
1,36,100
Total votes polled
92,497
Valid votes
92,497
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 2006
4 candidates · 92,497 valid votes
AMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAYCPMwon
44,238
47.8%
GHATAK MOLOYAITC
41,634
45.0%
SIU MALLICKLJP
4,385
4.7%
JAYSHANKAR CHOUDHARYIND
2,240
2.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 44,238 | 47.83% | GHATAK MOLOY | 2,604 |
| 2001 | MALAY GHATAK | AITC | 43,226 | 46.53% | DILIP GHOSH (KHAYRUDDIN BLOCK) | 22,534 |
| 1996 | SHYAMADAS BANERJEE | INC | 31,813 | 33.13% | MUMTAZ HASSAN | 5,940 |
| 1991 | MUMTAZ HASSAN | JD | 30,209 | 34.47% | SUHRID BASU MALLICK | 1,525 |
| 1987 | SUHRID BASU MALLIK | INC | 42,490 | 51.39% | BAMAPADE MUKHERJEE | 5,634 |
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 HIRAPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
AMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAY (CPM) won HIRAPUR in 2006, by a margin of 2,604 votes.
Which party has won HIRAPUR the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has HIRAPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won HIRAPUR the most times?
BAMAPADA MUKHERJEE, with 4 wins between 1969 and 1982.
