PURBASTHALI
Assembly seat no. 279 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMSUBRATA BHOWAL | AITCANSAR MONDAL | 16,035 | 11.26% | 6 | 87.5% |
| 2001 | CPMSUBRATA BHOWAL | AITCANSAR MONDAL | 14,745 | 11.12% | 5 | 79.7% |
| 1996 | CPMDUTTA HIMANGSHU | INCANSAR MONDAL | 19,843 | 15.44% | 6 | 81.9% |
| 1991 | CPMMONORANJAN NATH | BJPSWAPAN BHATTACHARYA | 19,310 | 17.99% | 7 | 78.6% |
| 1987 | CPMMANORANJAN NATH | INCMUKUL BHATTACHARJEE | 13,963 | 15.29% | 4 | 76.7% |
| 1982 | CPMMONORANJAN NATH | INCMANABENDRA KUMAR ROY | 8,752 | 11.44% | 3 | 77.5% |
| 1977 | CPMMANORANJAN NATH | JNPRAMA DEBI | 22,948 | 42.91% | 4 | 64.0% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCNURUNNESA SATTAR | CPMMOLIA HUMAYUN KABIR | 17,740 | 37.56% | 2 | 63.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMMOLLA HUMAYUN KABIR | INCRADHA GOBINDA PRASAD MALLICK | 15,075 | 31.40% | 4 | 65.6% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMMOLLAH HUMAYUN KABIR | INCRAM DEBI | 3,472 | 7.14% | 3 | 70.0% |
| 19671966 boundaries | CPML . HAZRA | INCRAMA DEVI | 1,690 | 3.75% | 5 | 63.8% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCBIMALANANDA TARKATIRTHA | CPISUBODH BHOWAL | 2,616 | 6.14% | 3 | 56.9% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PURBASTHALI assembly constituency in 2006?
SUBRATA BHOWAL (CPM) won PURBASTHALI in 2006, by a margin of 16,035 votes.
Which party has won PURBASTHALI the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURBASTHALI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won PURBASTHALI the most times?
SUBRATA BHOWAL, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.







