RANAGHAT EAST
Assembly seat no. 80 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS
CPM
Elections held
10
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 10
Margin, 1996
10,973
6.42% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCAKHIL KUMAR MAJUMDER
- Votes
- 71,705
- Vote share
- 41.95%
- Behind by
- 10,973
Electors
2,01,140
Total votes polled
1,70,924
Valid votes
1,70,924
NOTA votes
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Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,70,924 valid votes
BINAY KRISHNA BISWASCPMwon
82,678
48.4%
AKHIL KUMAR MAJUMDERINC
71,705
42.0%
MANINDRA NATH BALABJP
13,174
7.7%
DHIMAN BISWASBSP
2,465
1.4%
ANANDA MONDALIND
419
0.3%
DIPAK SARKARIND
285
0.2%
BICHITRA BISWASIND
198
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | DEBENDRA NATH BISWAS | CPM | 98,559 | 50.33% | NILIMA NAG (MALLICK) | 10,113 |
| 2001 | ASIM BALA | CPM | 75,973 | 45.33% | DR. RAMENDRA NATH BISWAS | 4,343 |
| 1996 | BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | CPM | 82,678 | 48.37% | AKHIL KUMAR MAJUMDER | 10,973 |
| 1991 | BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | CPM | 58,963 | 46.02% | AKHIL KUMAR KAJUMDAR | 11,249 |
| 1987 | BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | CPM | 53,999 | 55.41% | RAMENDRA NATH BISWAS | 13,500 |
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 RANAGHAT EAST assembly constituency in 2006?
DEBENDRA NATH BISWAS (CPM) won RANAGHAT EAST in 2006, by a margin of 10,113 votes.
Which party has won RANAGHAT EAST the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has RANAGHAT EAST gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won RANAGHAT EAST the most times?
BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS, with 3 wins between 1987 and 1996.
