HOWRAH SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 164 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
BADAL BASU
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2001
8,451
8.04% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCARUP ROY
- Votes
- 46,708
- Vote share
- 44.45%
- Behind by
- 8,451
Electors
1,62,128
Total votes polled
1,05,078
Valid votes
1,05,078
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2001
12 candidates · 1,05,078 valid votes
BADAL BASUCPMwon
55,159
52.5%
ARUP ROYAITC
46,708
44.5%
SAMARENDRA PATRAIND
833
0.8%
MD. SALAHUDDINSP
778
0.7%
SITAL GHOSHIND
478
0.5%
SAYED HABIBUR RAHAMANLJNSP
321
0.3%
RANJIT DASIND
175
0.2%
ALOKE BANERJEEIND
145
0.1%
TAPAN DUTTAIND
127
0.1%
UTTAM CHANDAIND
125
0.1%
ARUP LAHAIND
122
0.1%
NIRANJAN BISWASIND
107
0.1%
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.
