HOWRAH CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 163 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
ARUP RAY (TUKUN)
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2006
6,669
7.91% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCAMBICA BANERJEE
- Votes
- 28,988
- Vote share
- 34.38%
- Behind by
- 6,669
Electors
1,14,493
Total votes polled
84,322
Valid votes
84,322
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.7%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 84,322 valid votes
ARUP RAY (TUKUN)CPMwon
35,657
42.3%
AMBICA BANERJEEAITC
28,988
34.4%
SIMA NASKARINC
17,022
20.2%
SUBHAS SANTRAIND
862
1.0%
SHIUMANGAL CHANDELBSP
768
0.9%
MONORANJAN POLLEYIND
583
0.7%
SANDIP KUMARIND
442
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ARUP RAY (TUKUN) | CPM | 35,657 | 42.29% | AMBICA BANERJEE | 6,669 |
| 2001 | AMBICA BANERJEE | AITC | 47,222 | 55.89% | SUBIR RANJAN DAS | 19,388 |
| 1996 | AMBICA BANERJEE | INC | 56,763 | 59.17% | SURESWAR DUTTA | 29,999 |
| 1991 | AMBIKA BANERJEE | INC | 48,075 | 57.57% | SURESWAR DUTTA | 23,315 |
| 1987 | AMBICA BANERJEE | INC | 45,955 | 57.76% | SANKAR MONDOL | 14,161 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
