KARIMPUR
Assembly seat no. 77 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2011
5,085
2.85% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
AITCDR. RAMENDRA NATH SARKAR
- Votes
- 77,159
- Vote share
- 43.32%
- Behind by
- 5,085
Electors
1,96,546
Total votes polled
1,78,118
Valid votes
1,78,118
NOTA votes
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Turnout
90.6%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,78,118 valid votes
SAMARENDRANATH GHOSHCPMwon
82,244
46.2%
DR. RAMENDRA NATH SARKARAITC
77,159
43.3%
INDRAJIT MONDALBJP
8,098
4.5%
RAJIB SEKHIND
3,626
2.0%
SWAPAN KUMAR BISWASBSP
2,628
1.5%
BIKASH CHANDRA BISWASIND
2,054
1.1%
REJAUL SEKHMUL
1,446
0.8%
ABDULLA BISWASPDCI
863
0.5%
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.
