KANKSA
Assembly seat no. 266 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 1982
LAKSHI NARAYAN SAHA
CPM
Elections held
7
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 7
Margin, 1982
20,625
27.59% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INCSHIB NARAYAN SAHA
- Votes
- 26,658
- Vote share
- 35.67%
- Behind by
- 20,625
Electors
96,196
Total votes polled
74,742
Valid votes
74,742
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.7%
Full result, 1982
3 candidates · 74,742 valid votes
LAKSHI NARAYAN SAHACPMwon
47,283
63.3%
SHIB NARAYAN SAHAINC
26,658
35.7%
NARAPATI BOURIJNP
801
1.1%
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
