JAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 238 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
BINDESWAR MAHATO
FBL
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 12
Margin, 1987
4,232
5.27% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCSHANTIRAM MAHATO
- Votes
- 36,511
- Vote share
- 45.47%
- Behind by
- 4,232
Electors
1,14,549
Total votes polled
80,295
Valid votes
80,295
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 1987
7 candidates · 80,295 valid votes
BINDESWAR MAHATOFBLwon
40,743
50.7%
SHANTIRAM MAHATOINC
36,511
45.5%
BHIRAB MAHATOIND
1,456
1.8%
BISWAMANGAL SING DEOIND
518
0.7%
MIHIR KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAYIND
392
0.5%
HAZARI PRASAD PAJWARIND
371
0.5%
HARU MAHATOIND
304
0.4%
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.
