HOWRAH CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 163 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1991
AMBIKA BANERJEE
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1991
23,315
27.92% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
JDSURESWAR DUTTA
- Votes
- 24,760
- Vote share
- 29.65%
- Behind by
- 23,315
Electors
1,30,188
Total votes polled
83,509
Valid votes
83,509
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.1%
Full result, 1991
11 candidates · 83,509 valid votes
AMBIKA BANERJEEINCwon
48,075
57.6%
SURESWAR DUTTAJD
24,760
29.6%
ASISH ROYBJP
7,568
9.1%
AMALENDU HAZRAJP
1,339
1.6%
JALADHAR SHAWIND
929
1.1%
MAYA DASIND
210
0.3%
MD. RAFIQUEBD
203
0.2%
JYOTSNA MUKHERJEEIND
143
0.2%
GOUTAM CHATTERJEEIND
125
0.1%
MAHESH SINGHIND
86
0.1%
DURGA DAS KARARIND
71
0.1%
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
