HIRAPUR
Assembly seat no. 259 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMAMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAY | AITCGHATAK MOLOY | 2,604 | 2.82% | 4 | 68.0% |
| 2001 | AITCMALAY GHATAK | INDDILIP GHOSH (KHAYRUDDIN BLOCK) | 22,534 | 24.26% | 9 | 58.1% |
| 1996 | INCSHYAMADAS BANERJEE | JDMUMTAZ HASSAN | 5,940 | 6.19% | 17 | 64.8% |
| 1991 | JDMUMTAZ HASSAN | INCSUHRID BASU MALLICK | 1,525 | 1.74% | 11 | 60.5% |
| 1987 | INCSUHRID BASU MALLIK | CPMBAMAPADE MUKHERJEE | 5,634 | 6.81% | 6 | 65.4% |
| 1982 | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | INCSHIBDAS GHATAK | 4,090 | 6.46% | 3 | 62.6% |
| 1977 | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | INCSANTIMOY AICH | 14,859 | 36.26% | 6 | 44.2% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCTRIPTIMOYAICH | CPMRAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | 1,000 | 2.55% | 3 | 49.5% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | CPINITISH SETT | 7,460 | 18.11% | 5 | 52.0% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | INCSIBDAS GHATAK | 6,840 | 15.59% | 2 | 59.0% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCS . GHATAK | CPMC . S . MUKHOPADHYAY | 722 | 1.80% | 5 | 62.4% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCGOPIKARANJAN MITRA | CPICHANDRA SEKHAR MUKHERJEE | 3,925 | 14.17% | 4 | 45.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
