KARIMPUR
Assembly seat no. 77 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
PRAFULLA KUMAR BHOWMICK
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2006
19,875
12.66% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCARABINDA MANDAL
- Votes
- 54,161
- Vote share
- 34.51%
- Behind by
- 19,875
Electors
1,74,708
Total votes polled
1,56,939
Valid votes
1,56,939
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
89.8%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 1,56,939 valid votes
PRAFULLA KUMAR BHOWMICKCPMwon
74,036
47.2%
ARABINDA MANDALINC
54,161
34.5%
CHIRA RANJAN MANDALAITC
20,298
12.9%
AZAD SEKHIND
5,158
3.3%
JITENDRANATH HALDERBSP
3,286
2.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Samarendranath Ghosh | BJP | 1,05,234 | 43.68% | Soham Chakraborty | 10,185 |
| 2021 | Bimalendu Sinha Roy | AITC | 1,10,911 | 50.07% | Samarendranath Ghosh | 23,575 |
| 2016 | MAHUA MOITRA | AITC | 90,989 | 45.24% | SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH | 15,989 |
| 2011 | SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH | CPM | 82,244 | 46.17% | DR. RAMENDRA NATH SARKAR | 5,085 |
| 2006 | PRAFULLA KUMAR BHOWMICK | CPM | 74,036 | 47.18% | ARABINDA MANDAL | 19,875 |
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 KARIMPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Samarendranath Ghosh (BJP) won KARIMPUR in 2026, by a margin of 10,185 votes.
Which party has won KARIMPUR the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KARIMPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KARIMPUR the most times?
PRAFULLA KUMAR BHOWMICK, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
