HOWRAH CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 163 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
AMBICA BANERJEE
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
29,999
31.27% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDSURESWAR DUTTA
- Votes
- 26,764
- Vote share
- 27.90%
- Behind by
- 29,999
Electors
1,38,446
Total votes polled
95,931
Valid votes
95,931
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.3%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 95,931 valid votes
AMBICA BANERJEEINCwon
56,763
59.2%
SURESWAR DUTTAJD
26,764
27.9%
SHYAM SUNDAR SHRESTHABJP
7,523
7.8%
DEBASISH CHAKRABORTYIND
2,060
2.1%
ABDUL MAZIDAIICT
954
1.0%
SHYAMA PROSAD MUKHERJEEIND
724
0.8%
SUSHILA PUROHITIND
493
0.5%
HAIDER ALIIND
359
0.4%
RAJESH KUMAR BHUTRAIND
291
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the HOWRAH CENTRAL assembly constituency in 2006?
ARUP RAY (TUKUN) (CPM) won HOWRAH CENTRAL in 2006, by a margin of 6,669 votes.
Which party has won HOWRAH CENTRAL the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has HOWRAH CENTRAL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won HOWRAH CENTRAL the most times?
AMBICA BANERJEE, with 4 wins between 1982 and 2001.
