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Assembly seat no. 155 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1969.

OverviewElection History
1969FBL
Winner, 1969
KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYA
FBL
Elections held
1
1969–1969
Most successful party
FBL
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1969
20,209
34.02% of valid votes

Result, 1969

Winner
FBLKANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYA
Votes
39,810
Vote share
67.01%
Margin
20,209
Runner-up
INCMRITUNJOY BANERJEE
Votes
19,601
Vote share
32.99%
Behind by
20,209
Electors
87,335
Total votes polled
59,411
Valid votes
59,411
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.0%

Full result, 1969

2 candidates · 59,411 valid votes

1969 election →
KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYAFBLwon
39,810
67.0%
MRITUNJOY BANERJEEINC
19,601
33.0%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1969KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYAFBL39,81067.01%MRITUNJOY BANERJEE20,209

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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