KHARAGPUR LOCAL
Assembly seat no. 212 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
AJIT KUMAR BASU
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1972
11,406
26.68% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMSEKH SIRAJ ALI
- Votes
- 15,075
- Vote share
- 35.27%
- Behind by
- 11,406
Electors
70,637
Total votes polled
42,744
Valid votes
42,744
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1972
3 candidates · 42,744 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR BASUINCwon
26,481
62.0%
SEKH SIRAJ ALICPM
15,075
35.3%
PURNA TUDUJKP
1,188
2.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AJIT KUMAR BASU | INC | 26,481 | 61.95% | SEKH SIRAJ ALI | 11,406 |
| 1971 | AJIT KUMAR BASU | INC | 18,547 | 38.93% | DEBEN DAS | 32 |
| 1969 | DEBEN DAS | CPI | 22,852 | 51.58% | BIJOY KRISHNA PATRA | 1,399 |
| 1967 | D . DAS | CPI | 20,569 | 55.87% | L . N . PAUL | 4,322 |
| 1962 | MRITYUNJOY JANA | INC | 16,348 | 54.08% | DEBEN DAS | 4,437 |
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 KHARAGPUR LOCAL assembly constituency in 1972?
AJIT KUMAR BASU (INC) won KHARAGPUR LOCAL in 1972, by a margin of 11,406 votes.
Which party has won KHARAGPUR LOCAL the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KHARAGPUR LOCAL gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won KHARAGPUR LOCAL the most times?
AJIT KUMAR BASU, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1972.
