HOWRAH CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 163 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
AMBICA BANERJEE
AITC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2001
19,388
22.95% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMSUBIR RANJAN DAS
- Votes
- 27,834
- Vote share
- 32.94%
- Behind by
- 19,388
Electors
1,42,535
Total votes polled
84,487
Valid votes
84,487
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.3%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 84,487 valid votes
AMBICA BANERJEEAITCwon
47,222
55.9%
SUBIR RANJAN DASCPM
27,834
32.9%
SANJAY KUMAR SINGHBJP
6,974
8.3%
SAUMITRA SENGUPTAIND
920
1.1%
AJOY SARKARIND
430
0.5%
MANTU DASIND
275
0.3%
SANJIT SARDARIND
258
0.3%
AMAR MANNAIND
228
0.3%
BHANU MONDALIND
194
0.2%
DILIP DASIND
152
0.2%
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
