RANAGHAT WEST
Assembly seat no. 81 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
ALOKE KUMAR DAS
CPM
Elections held
10
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2006
181
0.10% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCSHANKAR SINGHA
- Votes
- 75,928
- Vote share
- 42.48%
- Behind by
- 181
Electors
2,00,343
Total votes polled
1,78,739
Valid votes
1,78,739
NOTA votes
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Turnout
89.2%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,78,739 valid votes
ALOKE KUMAR DASCPMwon
76,109
42.6%
SHANKAR SINGHAINC
75,928
42.5%
TAPAS GHOSHAITC
20,370
11.4%
SANKAR KARMAKARIND
2,148
1.2%
DILIP JOARDARBSP
1,500
0.8%
MADAN LALRSMP
1,394
0.8%
AJOY BHATTACHARYAIND
1,290
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ALOKE KUMAR DAS | CPM | 76,109 | 42.58% | SHANKAR SINGHA | 181 |
| 2001 | SANKAR SINGHA | INC | 81,058 | 52.00% | JYOTIRMOYEE SIKDAR | 15,711 |
| 1996 | SANKAR SINGHA | INC | 74,360 | 48.06% | NAG SOURENDRA NATH | 4,122 |
| 1991 | SUBHAAS BASU | CPM | 53,182 | 42.64% | NARESH CHANDRA CHAKI | 3,100 |
| 1987 | GOURCHANDRA KUNDU | CPM | 54,706 | 53.65% | SARADINDU BISWAS | 9,020 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above