KANKSA
Assembly seat no. 266 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
ANKURE SARESH
CPM
Elections held
7
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 7
Margin, 2006
54,787
40.92% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCLAKSHI NARAYAN SAHA
- Votes
- 33,150
- Vote share
- 24.76%
- Behind by
- 54,787
Electors
1,62,492
Total votes polled
1,33,889
Valid votes
1,33,889
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.4%
Full result, 2006
4 candidates · 1,33,889 valid votes
ANKURE SARESHCPMwon
87,937
65.7%
LAKSHI NARAYAN SAHAAITC
33,150
24.8%
HIMANGSHU KUMAR MONDALINC
8,629
6.4%
AVIR LOHARIND
4,173
3.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ANKURE SARESH | CPM | 87,937 | 65.68% | LAKSHI NARAYAN SAHA | 54,787 |
| 2001 | ANKURE SARESH | CPM | 74,880 | 59.97% | HIMANGSHU KUMAR MONDAL | 38,402 |
| 1996 | ANKURA SARESH | CPM | 74,242 | 61.65% | HIMANGSHU MONDAL | 43,488 |
| 1991 | KRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | CPM | 65,817 | 63.74% | MANIK LAL BOURI | 40,495 |
| 1987 | KRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | CPM | 57,464 | 65.50% | SAMIR KUMAR SAHA | 27,195 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM7 wins
