MAHISHADAL
Assembly seat no. 204 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
SUKUMAR DAS
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1996
6,290
5.44% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMCHAKRABORTY SURYA
- Votes
- 52,464
- Vote share
- 45.39%
- Behind by
- 6,290
Electors
1,28,846
Total votes polled
1,15,587
Valid votes
1,15,587
NOTA votes
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Turnout
89.7%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 1,15,587 valid votes
SUKUMAR DASINCwon
58,754
50.8%
CHAKRABORTY SURYACPM
52,464
45.4%
BAG SITALPRASADBJP
3,589
3.1%
CHATTERJEE BIPRADASCPI(ML)(L)
412
0.4%
TAPAN MAITYIND
368
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TAMALIKA PANDA SETH | CPM | 65,704 | 48.99% | BUDDHADEB BHOWMIK | 3,032 |
| 2001 | DIPAK KUMAR GHOSH | AITC | 60,118 | 50.55% | DR. SUBRATA MAITI | 7,898 |
| 1996 | SUKUMAR DAS | INC | 58,754 | 50.83% | CHAKRABORTY SURYA | 6,290 |
| 1991 | SUKUMAR DAS | INC | 47,682 | 49.95% | CHAKRABORTY SURYA | 6,636 |
| 1987 | SURYA CHAKARBARTI | CPM | 40,119 | 49.51% | SUKUMAR DAS | 940 |
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 MAHISHADAL assembly constituency in 2006?
TAMALIKA PANDA SETH (CPM) won MAHISHADAL in 2006, by a margin of 3,032 votes.
Which party has won MAHISHADAL the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MAHISHADAL gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won MAHISHADAL the most times?
SUSHIL KUMAR DHARA, with 3 wins between 1962 and 1971.
