KALIGHAT
Assembly seat no. 137 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
RATHIN TALUKDAR
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 1972
15,324
31.28% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMASHOKE KUMAR BOSE
- Votes
- 16,511
- Vote share
- 33.70%
- Behind by
- 15,324
Electors
81,639
Total votes polled
48,996
Valid votes
48,996
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.0%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 48,996 valid votes
RATHIN TALUKDARINCwon
31,835
65.0%
ASHOKE KUMAR BOSECPM
16,511
33.7%
BEJOY BHUSAN CHATTERRJEEHMS
507
1.0%
SUDHIR SIKDARIND
143
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | RATHIN TALUKDAR | INC | 31,835 | 64.97% | ASHOKE KUMAR BOSE | 15,324 |
| 1971 | PATHIN TALUKDAR | INC | 24,593 | 55.18% | SADHAN GUPTA | 8,637 |
| 1969 | SADHAN GUPTA | CPM | 28,133 | 55.18% | BIVA MITRA | 5,279 |
| 1967 | B.MITRA | INC | 24,375 | 47.34% | D.MAZUMDER | 705 |
| 1962 | BEVA MITRA | INC | 19,772 | 51.20% | MANI KUNTALA SEN | 1,686 |
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 KALIGHAT assembly constituency in 1972?
RATHIN TALUKDAR (INC) won KALIGHAT in 1972, by a margin of 15,324 votes.
Which party has won KALIGHAT the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 5 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KALIGHAT gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won KALIGHAT the most times?
RATHIN TALUKDAR, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
