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KHARDAH

Assembly seat no. 134 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.

Winner, 1987
ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 1987
24,472
23.54% of valid votes

Result, 1987

Winner
Votes
63,289
Vote share
60.89%
Margin
24,472
Runner-up
INCSUDHIR BANERJEE
Votes
38,817
Vote share
37.35%
Behind by
24,472
Electors
1,41,789
Total votes polled
1,03,940
Valid votes
1,03,940
NOTA votes
Turnout
73.3%

Full result, 1987

3 candidates · 1,03,940 valid votes

1987 election →
ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPMwon
63,289
60.9%
SUDHIR BANERJEEINC
38,817
37.4%
SWAPAN SINGH ROYJNP
1,834
1.8%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 12 elections

View all 12
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2006ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM1,02,99556.58%MAHADEB BASAK42,305
2001ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM91,10453.46%RANJIT KUMAR MUKHERJEE23,744
1996ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM85,51752.32%CHINMOY CHATTERJEE20,529
1991ASIM KUMAR DAS GUPTACPM65,75051.68%SIPTA BISHNU27,459
1987ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM63,28960.89%SUDHIR BANERJEE24,472

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%24%48%72%96%196219671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%27%41%55%196219671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the KHARDAH assembly constituency in 2006?

ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA (CPM) won KHARDAH in 2006, by a margin of 42,305 votes.

Which party has won KHARDAH the most times?

CPM, with 10 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has KHARDAH gone to the polls?

12 times, from 1962 to 2006.

Who has won KHARDAH the most times?

ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA, with 4 wins between 1987 and 2006.

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