KESHIARI
Assembly seat no. 226 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
MAHESWAR MURMU
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2006
53,860
38.51% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCSHYAM CHARAN MANDI
- Votes
- 34,903
- Vote share
- 24.96%
- Behind by
- 53,860
Electors
1,58,015
Total votes polled
1,39,862
Valid votes
1,39,862
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.5%
Full result, 2006
4 candidates · 1,39,862 valid votes
MAHESWAR MURMUCPMwon
88,763
63.5%
SHYAM CHARAN MANDIAITC
34,903
25.0%
HARE KRISHNA SINGINC
11,580
8.3%
SHYAM SUNDAR SINGHIND
4,616
3.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MAHESWAR MURMU | CPM | 88,763 | 63.46% | SHYAM CHARAN MANDI | 53,860 |
| 2001 | MAHESWAR MURMU | CPM | 76,278 | 60.85% | SHYAM MANDI | 41,047 |
| 1996 | MAHESWAR MURMU | CPM | 82,366 | 66.95% | GOURI TUDU | 51,331 |
| 1991 | MAHESWAR MURMU | CPM | 65,497 | 63.76% | REKHA KISHU | 40,705 |
| 1987 | MAHESWAR MURMU | CPM | 56,498 | 62.62% | BUDHAN CHANDRA TUDU | 24,858 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above