KRISHNAGAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 76 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
SUNIL KUMAR GHOSH
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 11
Margin, 1996
18,733
16.22% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCBISWARUP MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 39,653
- Vote share
- 34.33%
- Behind by
- 18,733
Electors
1,36,737
Total votes polled
1,15,490
Valid votes
1,15,490
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,15,490 valid votes
SUNIL KUMAR GHOSHCPMwon
58,386
50.6%
BISWARUP MUKHERJEEINC
39,653
34.3%
GADADHAR GHOSHBJP
11,644
10.1%
SUBIMAL SENGUPTACPI(ML)(L)
3,217
2.8%
REKHA ROYSHS
1,351
1.2%
BENODE BEHARI SIKDARBSP
627
0.5%
ABUL QUASEMIND
539
0.5%
AMARENDRA MAJUMDERIND
73
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ASOKE BANERJEE | CPM | 64,743 | 48.80% | UJJAL BISWAS | 11,229 |
| 2001 | SUNIL KUMAR GHOSH | CPM | 51,909 | 45.26% | UJJAL BISWAS | 7,248 |
| 1996 | SUNIL KUMAR GHOSH | CPM | 58,386 | 50.56% | BISWARUP MUKHERJEE | 18,733 |
| 1991 | SUNIL KUMAR GHOSH | CPM | 47,128 | 48.68% | UJJAL BISWAS | 15,741 |
| 1987 | AMRITENDU MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 41,701 | 51.84% | GORI SANKAR DUTTA | 8,890 |
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 WEST assembly constituency in 2006?
ASOKE BANERJEE (CPM) won KRISHNAGAR WEST in 2006, by a margin of 11,229 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNAGAR WEST the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KRISHNAGAR WEST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won KRISHNAGAR WEST the most times?
SUNIL KUMAR GHOSH, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2001.
