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KHARAGPUR LOCAL

Assembly seat no. 212 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.

Winner, 1969
DEBEN DAS
CPI
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1969
1,399
3.16% of valid votes

Result, 1969

Winner
Votes
22,852
Vote share
51.58%
Margin
1,399
Runner-up
INCBIJOY KRISHNA PATRA
Votes
21,453
Vote share
48.42%
Behind by
1,399
Electors
64,629
Total votes polled
44,305
Valid votes
44,305
NOTA votes
Turnout
68.5%

Full result, 1969

2 candidates · 44,305 valid votes

1969 election →
DEBEN DASCPIwon
22,852
51.6%
BIJOY KRISHNA PATRAINC
21,453
48.4%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 5 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972AJIT KUMAR BASUINC26,48161.95%SEKH SIRAJ ALI11,406
1971AJIT KUMAR BASUINC18,54738.93%DEBEN DAS32
1969DEBEN DASCPI22,85251.58%BIJOY KRISHNA PATRA1,399
1967D . DASCPI20,56955.87%L . N . PAUL4,322
1962MRITYUNJOY JANAINC16,34854.08%DEBEN DAS4,437

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%19%38%58%77%19621967196919711972Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%15%22%30%19621967196919711972Margin

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.

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