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MANGALKOT

Assembly seat no. 272 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.

Winner, 2011
SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2011
126
0.07% of valid votes

Result, 2011

Winner
Votes
81,316
Vote share
46.22%
Margin
126
Runner-up
AITCAPURBA CHAUDHURI
Votes
81,190
Vote share
46.15%
Behind by
126
Electors
2,02,627
Total votes polled
1,75,927
Valid votes
1,75,927
NOTA votes
Turnout
86.8%

Full result, 2011

5 candidates · 1,75,927 valid votes

2011 election →
SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURYCPMwon
81,316
46.2%
APURBA CHAUDHURIAITC
81,190
46.1%
ALOKE TARANGA GOSWAMIBJP
7,224
4.1%
ANIL KUMAR MARDIJDP
3,567
2.0%
SUKUMAR MALIKBSP
2,630
1.5%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 16 elections

View all 16
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2026Shishir GhoshBJP1,04,02047.44%Apurba Chowdhury (achal)12,723
2021Apurba Chowdhury (Achal)AITC1,07,59649.51%Rana Protap Goswami22,337
2016CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAHAITC89,81245.87%CHOUDHURY SAHAJAHAN11,874
2011SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURYCPM81,31646.22%APURBA CHAUDHURI126
2006SADHANA MALLIKCPM72,66459.24%ABDUL BASED SEKH40,614

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%26%53%79%106%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026Turnout

Winning margin

0%9%19%28%37%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026Margin

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