HOWRAH SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 164 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
PRALAY TALUKDAR
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1991
2,950
3.59% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCMRIYUNJOY BANERJEE
- Votes
- 33,381
- Vote share
- 40.58%
- Behind by
- 2,950
Electors
1,31,324
Total votes polled
82,264
Valid votes
82,264
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.6%
Full result, 1991
12 candidates · 82,264 valid votes
PRALAY TALUKDARCPMwon
36,331
44.2%
MRIYUNJOY BANERJEEINC
33,381
40.6%
DEBABRATA CHAKRABORTYBJP
10,453
12.7%
PAWAN KR. AGARWALJP
491
0.6%
KESHOW RAMBSP
464
0.6%
NIRANJAN BISWASIND
278
0.3%
AJOY KR. PANDEYIND
265
0.3%
AMITAV HAZARAIND
226
0.3%
BHUNESHWAR CHOWDHURYWPI
143
0.2%
RANJIT CHATTERJEEIND
122
0.1%
RAM PARVESH SINGHIND
77
0.1%
SOMESH BANERJEEIND
33
0.0%
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.
