MEMARI
Assembly seat no. 265 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
CHATTOPADHDYAY TAPAS
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2001
32,437
20.28% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCSYED MUSTAQUE MURSHED
- Votes
- 57,332
- Vote share
- 35.85%
- Behind by
- 32,437
Electors
1,93,600
Total votes polled
1,59,924
Valid votes
1,59,924
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,59,924 valid votes
CHATTOPADHDYAY TAPASCPMwon
89,769
56.1%
SYED MUSTAQUE MURSHEDAITC
57,332
35.9%
ANIL KUMAR CHAKRABORTYBJP
8,212
5.1%
BADRUL ALAMPDS
3,385
2.1%
SK. NAZEMUL HAQUEIND
1,226
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Manab Guha | BJP | 1,06,428 | 46.78% | Rash Bihari Halder | 7,106 |
| 2021 | MADHUSUDAN BHATTACHARYA | AITC | 1,04,851 | 47.92% | BHISMADEB BHATTACHARYA | 23,078 |
| 2016 | BEGUM NARGIS | AITC | 94,406 | 46.35% | DEBASHIS GHOSH | 8,883 |
| 2011 | ABUL HASEM MONDAL | AITC | 89,083 | 48.24% | DEBASHIS GHOSH | 3,178 |
| 2006 | SANDHYA BHATTACHARYA | CPM | 1,03,173 | 60.63% | SK. MOHAMMAD ISMILE | 55,079 |
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 MEMARI assembly constituency in 2026?
Manab Guha (BJP) won MEMARI in 2026, by a margin of 7,106 votes.
Which party has won MEMARI the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MEMARI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won MEMARI the most times?
KONAR MAHARANI, with 2 wins between 1987 and 1991.
