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NADANGHAT

Assembly seat no. 277 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.

Winner, 1996
BIREN GHOSH
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
10,968
7.39% of valid votes

Result, 1996

Winner
Votes
69,770
Vote share
47.02%
Margin
10,968
Runner-up
INCSWAPAN DEBNATH
Votes
58,802
Vote share
39.63%
Behind by
10,968
Electors
1,70,470
Total votes polled
1,48,379
Valid votes
1,48,379
NOTA votes
Turnout
87.0%

Full result, 1996

7 candidates · 1,48,379 valid votes

1996 election →
BIREN GHOSHCPMwon
69,770
47.0%
SWAPAN DEBNATHINC
58,802
39.6%
SUKHAMAY NATHBJP
15,827
10.7%
DUKHIRAM HEMROMJMM
1,992
1.3%
BHIM CHANDRA BAGCPI(ML)(L)
1,520
1.0%
ABDUL MANNAN SHAIKHIND
332
0.2%
ALOK MUKHERJEEIND
136
0.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2006SWAPAN DEBNATHAITC84,79049.62%RATAN DAS9,758
2001RATAN DASCPM69,81743.69%SWAPAN DEBNATH2,198
1996BIREN GHOSHCPM69,77047.02%SWAPAN DEBNATH10,968
1991BIREN GHOSHCPM62,37050.81%PARESH CHANDRA GOSWAMI26,817
1987MANSUR HABIBULLAHCPM60,93658.17%SWAPAN KUMAR DEBNATH17,805

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%25%51%76%102%19671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Turnout

Winning margin

0%25%51%76%102%19671969197119721977198219871991199620012006Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the NADANGHAT assembly constituency in 2006?

SWAPAN DEBNATH (AITC) won NADANGHAT in 2006, by a margin of 9,758 votes.

Which party has won NADANGHAT the most times?

CPM, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has NADANGHAT gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1967 to 2006.

Who has won NADANGHAT the most times?

BIREN GHOSH, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.

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