HOWRAH NORTH
Assembly seat no. 162 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
LAGAN DEO SINGH
CPM
Elections held
11
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2001
71,615
49.19% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCASOK GHOSH
- Votes
- 31,795
- Vote share
- 21.84%
- Behind by
- 71,615
Electors
1,92,604
Total votes polled
1,45,591
Valid votes
1,45,591
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 2001
13 candidates · 1,45,591 valid votes
LAGAN DEO SINGHCPMwon
1,03,410
71.0%
ASOK GHOSHINC
31,795
21.8%
ANIL GOYALBJP
6,334
4.3%
SHEKHAR PRASAD SONKARNCP
1,111
0.8%
BRIJ LAL PRASADBSP
730
0.5%
SUBRATA MONDALIND
729
0.5%
RAJ KUMAR PASWANBMF
310
0.2%
SHYAMAL MONDALIND
260
0.2%
SAILEN NASKARIND
250
0.2%
ANAND KUMAR SONKARIND
188
0.1%
SHOVA DASIND
178
0.1%
VIKRAM SONKARIND
153
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the HOWRAH NORTH assembly constituency in 2006?
LAGAN DEO SINGH (CPM) won HOWRAH NORTH in 2006, by a margin of 30,902 votes.
Which party has won HOWRAH NORTH the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has HOWRAH NORTH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won HOWRAH NORTH the most times?
LAGAN DEO SINGH, with 4 wins between 1991 and 2006.
