RANAGHAT WEST
Assembly seat no. 81 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
SANKAR SINGHA
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1996
4,122
2.66% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMNAG SOURENDRA NATH
- Votes
- 70,238
- Vote share
- 45.39%
- Behind by
- 4,122
Electors
1,78,181
Total votes polled
1,54,736
Valid votes
1,54,736
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.8%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,54,736 valid votes
SANKAR SINGHAINCwon
74,360
48.1%
NAG SOURENDRA NATHCPM
70,238
45.4%
CHATTOPADHYAY DILIPBJP
7,954
5.1%
SUNIL BISWASIND
1,271
0.8%
AMAL KRISHNA ROYBSP
580
0.4%
SWAPAN GHOSHIND
199
0.1%
ABANI BHUSAN MITRAIND
134
0.1%
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
