KHARAGPUR

Assembly seat no. 228 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Overview Election History

2026AITC 2021AITC 2016AITC 2011CPM 1972INC 1971INC View all 9 →

Winner, 1971

GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL

INC

Elections held

1962–2026

Most successful party

AITC

won 3 of 9

Margin, 1971

15,312

37.06% of valid votes

Result, 1971

Winner

INC GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL

Votes: 24,869
Vote share: 60.19%
Margin: 15,312

Runner-up

CPIKARUNAMAY BHATTACHARYA

Votes: 9,557
Vote share: 23.13%
Behind by: 15,312

Electors

83,074

Total votes polled

41,319

Valid votes

41,319

NOTA votes

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Turnout

49.7%

Full result, 1971

5 candidates · 41,319 valid votes

1971 election →

GYAN SINGH SOHANPALINCwon

24,869

60.2%

KARUNAMAY BHATTACHARYACPI

9,557

23.1%

JATINDRA NATH MISRACPM

5,885

14.2%

SINGH UJAGURNCO

570

1.4%

SEKH MEHEDI HOSSAINBAC

438

1.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9 →

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote share	Runner-up	Margin
2026	Dinen Roy	AITC	98,320	47.14%	Tapan Bhuya	2,872
2021	DINEN ROY	AITC	1,09,727	54.85%	TAPAN BHUYA	36,230
2016	DINEN ROY	AITC	85,630	48.43%	SK SAJAHAN ALI	19,099
2011	HAQUE NAZMUL	CPM	70,178	46.78%	BILKIS KHANAM	2,504
1972	GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL	INC	26,732	79.03%	JATINDRA NATH MITRA	19,639

KHARAGPUR

Result, 1971

Full result, 1971

Past results

Who has held it

Turnout and closeness over time

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