JAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 238 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
BINDESWAR MAHATO
AIFB
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2006
2,239
1.91% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCSHANTIRAM MAHATO
- Votes
- 52,188
- Vote share
- 44.62%
- Behind by
- 2,239
Electors
1,51,036
Total votes polled
1,16,959
Valid votes
1,16,959
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.4%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,16,959 valid votes
BINDESWAR MAHATOAIFBwon
54,427
46.5%
SHANTIRAM MAHATOINC
52,188
44.6%
HALADHAR MAHATOAITC
2,661
2.3%
MRITYUNJOY MAHATOIND
1,992
1.7%
BISHNU CHARAN MUDIBSP
1,471
1.3%
BIKASH CHANDRA MAHATOIND
1,161
1.0%
KARAMAT ANSARYIND
843
0.7%
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATOIND
823
0.7%
HARIPADA MAHATOAMB
813
0.7%
DURGA CHARAN MAHATOIND
580
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BINDESWAR MAHATO | AIFB | 54,427 | 46.54% | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | 2,239 |
| 2001 | SHANTI RAM MAHATO | INC | 48,210 | 47.32% | BINDESWAR MAHATO | 857 |
| 1996 | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | INC | 52,519 | 49.28% | BINDESWAR MAHATO | 4,459 |
| 1991 | BINDESWAR MAHATA | FBL | 43,988 | 48.58% | SANTI RAM MAHATO | 6,201 |
| 1987 | BINDESWAR MAHATO | FBL | 40,743 | 50.74% | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | 4,232 |
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 JAIPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
BINDESWAR MAHATO (AIFB) won JAIPUR in 2006, by a margin of 2,239 votes.
Which party has won JAIPUR the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JAIPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won JAIPUR the most times?
BINDESWAR MAHATO, with 2 wins between 1987 and 2006.
