JORABAGAN
Assembly seat no. 142 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SUDHANGSHU SEAL
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2001
2,402
5.32% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCSANJOY BAKSHI
- Votes
- 16,336
- Vote share
- 36.20%
- Behind by
- 2,402
Electors
1,00,672
Total votes polled
45,121
Valid votes
45,121
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.8%
Full result, 2001
13 candidates · 45,121 valid votes
SUDHANGSHU SEALCPMwon
18,738
41.5%
SANJOY BAKSHIAITC
16,336
36.2%
SHANTI LAL JAINBJP
8,721
19.3%
GOPAL TIWARIIND
469
1.0%
SWAPAN KUMAR BANERJEEIND
281
0.6%
AJIT CHOWDHURYIND
160
0.3%
SUBHASH ROYIND
128
0.3%
SUBHAS CHANDRA SHARMAIND
78
0.2%
NARAYAN CHATTERJEEIND
56
0.1%
JAG NARAYAN SINGHIND
45
0.1%
DINESH KUMAR RATERIAIND
39
0.1%
BIRENDRA KUMAR MODIIND
39
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PARIMAL BISWAS | CPM | 21,739 | 48.62% | SANJOY BAKSHI | 6,709 |
| 2001 | SUDHANGSHU SEAL | CPM | 18,738 | 41.53% | SANJOY BAKSHI | 2,402 |
| 1996 | SANJOY BAKSHI | INC | 21,552 | 37.77% | SARALA MAHESWARI | 1,708 |
| 1991 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | INC | 26,508 | 46.76% | SHANTI LAL JAIN | 7,491 |
| 1987 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | INC | 31,424 | 52.73% | SARALA MAHESWARI | 10,676 |
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 JORABAGAN assembly constituency in 2006?
PARIMAL BISWAS (CPM) won JORABAGAN in 2006, by a margin of 6,709 votes.
Which party has won JORABAGAN the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JORABAGAN gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won JORABAGAN the most times?
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, with 3 wins between 1982 and 1991.
