KRISHNAGAR EAST
Assembly seat no. 75 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1987
SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAY
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1987
1,942
2.27% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCSIBDAS MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 38,827
- Vote share
- 45.44%
- Behind by
- 1,942
Electors
1,16,117
Total votes polled
85,440
Valid votes
85,440
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 1987
6 candidates · 85,440 valid votes
SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAYCPMwon
40,769
47.7%
SIBDAS MUKHERJEEINC
38,827
45.4%
AMAL TARAFDARIND
2,653
3.1%
BISWARUP MUKHOPADHYAYIND
2,350
2.8%
VIVIEKNANDA BISWASIND
429
0.5%
DURGADAS BARALIND
412
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GHOSH SUBINAY (BHAJAN) | CPM | 69,380 | 44.93% | DR. RAMENDRA NATH SARKAR | 557 |
| 2001 | MUKHERJEE SHIBDAS | AITC | 71,489 | 52.37% | RADHANATH BISWAS | 16,341 |
| 1996 | SIBDAS MUKHERJEE | INC | 62,066 | 46.14% | RADHANATH BISWAS | 2,885 |
| 1991 | SIBDAS MUKHERJEE | INC | 45,400 | 40.78% | SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAY | 3,243 |
| 1987 | SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAY | CPM | 40,769 | 47.72% | SIBDAS MUKHERJEE | 1,942 |
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 KRISHNAGAR EAST assembly constituency in 2006?
GHOSH SUBINAY (BHAJAN) (CPM) won KRISHNAGAR EAST in 2006, by a margin of 557 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNAGAR EAST the most times?
CPM, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KRISHNAGAR EAST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won KRISHNAGAR EAST the most times?
SIBDAS MUKHERJEE, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
