KALIGHAT
Assembly seat no. 137 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1967
B.MITRA
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 1967
705
1.37% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
CPMD.MAZUMDER
- Votes
- 23,670
- Vote share
- 45.97%
- Behind by
- 705
Electors
80,831
Total votes polled
51,493
Valid votes
51,493
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.7%
Full result, 1967
7 candidates · 51,493 valid votes
B.MITRAINCwon
24,375
47.3%
D.MAZUMDERCPM
23,670
46.0%
D.R.CHOWDHURYBJS
1,495
2.9%
S.K.BANERJEEIND
654
1.3%
N.K.ROYIND
577
1.1%
S.SIKDARIND
528
1.0%
B.JOGIIND
194
0.4%
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.
