JAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 238 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SHANTI RAM MAHATO
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2001
857
0.84% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
FBLBINDESWAR MAHATO
- Votes
- 47,353
- Vote share
- 46.48%
- Behind by
- 857
Electors
1,51,262
Total votes polled
1,01,888
Valid votes
1,01,888
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
67.4%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,01,888 valid votes
SHANTI RAM MAHATOINCwon
48,210
47.3%
BINDESWAR MAHATOFBL
47,353
46.5%
ABINASH SORENAMB
2,009
2.0%
CHAKRADHAR MAHATOJD(U)
1,647
1.6%
JAGADISH KARMAKARSAP
1,390
1.4%
KUMBHA KARNA MAHATOIND
1,279
1.3%
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.
