MANICKTOLA
Assembly seat no. 159 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
RUPA BAGCHI
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2006
1,385
1.23% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCPARESH PAUL
- Votes
- 52,523
- Vote share
- 46.60%
- Behind by
- 1,385
Electors
1,54,046
Total votes polled
1,12,704
Valid votes
1,12,704
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.2%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,12,704 valid votes
RUPA BAGCHICPMwon
53,908
47.8%
PARESH PAULAITC
52,523
46.6%
PRAMATHES SENINC
3,236
2.9%
PRASANTA BASU MALLICKIND
1,074
0.9%
PRAN RANJAN BARUABSP
790
0.7%
ARUN DASIND
727
0.7%
PRALAY CHAUDHURIIND
446
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RUPA BAGCHI | CPM | 53,908 | 47.83% | PARESH PAUL | 1,385 |
| 2001 | PARESH PAUL | AITC | 59,626 | 49.57% | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | 5,509 |
| 1996 | PARESH PAUL | INC | 62,088 | 48.17% | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | 507 |
| 1991 | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 50,687 | 48.04% | PARESH PAUL | 5,694 |
| 1987 | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 49,599 | 54.67% | BIMALENDU ROY | 10,195 |
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 MANICKTOLA assembly constituency in 2006?
RUPA BAGCHI (CPM) won MANICKTOLA in 2006, by a margin of 1,385 votes.
Which party has won MANICKTOLA the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MANICKTOLA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won MANICKTOLA the most times?
ILA MITRA, with 3 wins between 1962 and 1972.
