HOWRAH NORTH
Assembly seat no. 162 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
LAGAN DEO SINGH
CPM
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2006
30,902
31.75% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCBANI SINGHA ROY
- Votes
- 21,459
- Vote share
- 22.05%
- Behind by
- 30,902
Electors
1,46,860
Total votes polled
97,323
Valid votes
97,323
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.3%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 97,323 valid votes
LAGAN DEO SINGHCPMwon
52,361
53.8%
BANI SINGHA ROYAITC
21,459
22.1%
MANOJ KUMAR PANDEYINC
19,380
19.9%
HARBANSH GIRIIND
1,013
1.0%
RAJ KUMAR PASWANIJP
697
0.7%
SANJAY CHOWDHURYIND
544
0.6%
SARWAN SHAWIND
529
0.5%
BRIJLAL PRASADBSP
525
0.5%
SOMESH DASIND
460
0.5%
SHYAM KUMAR LALLIND
355
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | CPM | 52,361 | 53.80% | BANI SINGHA ROY | 30,902 |
| 2001 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | CPM | 1,03,410 | 71.03% | ASOK GHOSH | 71,615 |
| 1996 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | CPM | 68,432 | 55.21% | ASOK GHOSH | 20,718 |
| 1991 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | CPM | 57,011 | 57.81% | ASOK GHOSH | 21,187 |
| 1987 | ASOK GHOSH | INC | 46,687 | 50.80% | LAGAN DEO SINGH | 3,317 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
