JAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 238 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
BINDESWAR MAHATA
FBL
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 12
Margin, 1991
6,201
6.85% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCSANTI RAM MAHATO
- Votes
- 37,787
- Vote share
- 41.73%
- Behind by
- 6,201
Electors
1,33,758
Total votes polled
90,555
Valid votes
90,555
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.7%
Full result, 1991
9 candidates · 90,555 valid votes
BINDESWAR MAHATAFBLwon
43,988
48.6%
SANTI RAM MAHATOINC
37,787
41.7%
BALA RAM MAHATAJMM
4,496
5.0%
ANIL CHANDRA MAHATOBJP
2,451
2.7%
PADMA LOCHAN MAHATOJP
697
0.8%
AMULYA RATAN MAHATAAMB
658
0.7%
PARIKSHIT MAHATOIND
280
0.3%
HABIB SK.IND
101
0.1%
SK. ANISHIND
97
0.1%
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.
