HOWRAH SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 164 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
MRITYUNJOY BANERJEE
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1987
4,244
5.36% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
CPMPRALAY TALUKDAR
- Votes
- 36,895
- Vote share
- 46.60%
- Behind by
- 4,244
Electors
1,19,527
Total votes polled
79,177
Valid votes
79,177
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.2%
Full result, 1987
5 candidates · 79,177 valid votes
MRITYUNJOY BANERJEEINCwon
41,139
52.0%
PRALAY TALUKDARCPM
36,895
46.6%
JAYANTA BANERJEEICSSCS
572
0.7%
RANJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEEIND
293
0.4%
SOUMYA BANDYOPADHYAYIND
278
0.3%
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.
