HOWRAH SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 164 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
KRISHNA KISOR RAY (K.K.RAY)
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2006
23,006
27.30% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
JD(U)AMITAVA DATTA
- Votes
- 17,487
- Vote share
- 20.75%
- Behind by
- 23,006
Electors
1,31,256
Total votes polled
84,258
Valid votes
84,258
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.2%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 84,258 valid votes
KRISHNA KISOR RAY (K.K.RAY)CPMwon
40,493
48.1%
AMITAVA DATTAJD(U)
17,487
20.8%
SAMAR SINGHINC
12,252
14.5%
VIJAY UPADHYAYSP
11,344
13.5%
SWAMINATH PRASADIND
1,012
1.2%
BIJAY PRATAP RAMBSP
925
1.1%
BRAHMACHARI DUBEYIND
410
0.5%
SAMIT GANGULYIND
335
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KRISHNA KISOR RAY (K.K.RAY) | CPM | 40,493 | 48.06% | AMITAVA DATTA | 23,006 |
| 2001 | BADAL BASU | CPM | 55,159 | 52.49% | ARUP ROY | 8,451 |
| 1996 | PRALAY TALUKDAR | CPM | 46,915 | 45.17% | ARUP RAY | 2,253 |
| 1991 | PRALAY TALUKDAR | CPM | 36,331 | 44.16% | MRIYUNJOY BANERJEE | 2,950 |
| 1987 | MRITYUNJOY BANERJEE | INC | 41,139 | 51.96% | PRALAY TALUKDAR | 4,244 |
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 SOUTH assembly constituency in 2006?
KRISHNA KISOR RAY (K.K.RAY) (CPM) won HOWRAH SOUTH in 2006, by a margin of 23,006 votes.
Which party has won HOWRAH SOUTH the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has HOWRAH SOUTH gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won HOWRAH SOUTH the most times?
PRALAY TALUKDAR, with 4 wins between 1969 and 1996.
