PALASHIPARA
Assembly seat no. 79 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
KAMALENDU SANYAL
CPM
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2001
1,581
1.19% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCTAPAS KUMAR SAHA
- Votes
- 55,595
- Vote share
- 41.82%
- Behind by
- 1,581
Electors
1,65,591
Total votes polled
1,32,928
Valid votes
1,32,928
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.3%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,32,928 valid votes
KAMALENDU SANYALCPMwon
57,176
43.0%
TAPAS KUMAR SAHAAITC
55,595
41.8%
ASHUTOSH PAULBJP
12,607
9.5%
JAKIMUDDIN SHEIKHIND
2,812
2.1%
SHEIKH DOULAT HOSSIENNCP
2,497
1.9%
KHODABOX MALITHYAPDS
1,471
1.1%
ANANDA MOHAN SARKARIND
770
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rukbanur Rahman | AITC | 89,241 | 41.58% | Anima Dutta | 11,454 |
| 2021 | Dr. Manik Bhattacharya | AITC | 1,10,274 | 54.22% | Bibhash Chandra Mandal | 51,336 |
| 2016 | TAPAS KUMAR SAHA | AITC | 82,127 | 44.99% | S.M.SADI | 5,559 |
| 2011 | S.M. SADI | CPM | 73,619 | 46.12% | MANIK BHATTACHARJEE | 1,652 |
| 2006 | BISWANATH GHOSH | CPM | 70,740 | 48.20% | SAHA TAPAS KUMAR | 32,365 |
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 PALASHIPARA assembly constituency in 2026?
Rukbanur Rahman (AITC) won PALASHIPARA in 2026, by a margin of 11,454 votes.
Which party has won PALASHIPARA the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has PALASHIPARA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won PALASHIPARA the most times?
MADHABENDU MOHANTA, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1987.
