RASHBEHARI AVENUE
Assembly seat no. 149 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY
AITC
Elections held
10
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2001
27,388
42.39% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JD(S)SITARAM BEHANI
- Votes
- 14,174
- Vote share
- 21.94%
- Behind by
- 27,388
Electors
1,24,000
Total votes polled
64,606
Valid votes
64,606
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.1%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 64,606 valid votes
SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAYAITCwon
41,562
64.3%
SITARAM BEHANIJD(S)
14,174
21.9%
SAMIR CHATTERJEEBJP
4,882
7.6%
SANKAR BANERJEEPDS
1,555
2.4%
DIPANKAR NASKARIND
1,442
2.2%
KUNDAN KUMAR DASIND
991
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY | AITC | 34,800 | 54.50% | MALA ROY | 21,883 |
| 2001 | SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY | AITC | 41,562 | 64.33% | SITARAM BEHANI | 27,388 |
| 1996 | HOIMI BASU | INC | 48,253 | 58.97% | RANJAN BANERJEE | 20,628 |
| 1991 | HOIMI BASU | INC | 41,465 | 55.02% | ASHIM CHATTERJEE | 18,749 |
| 1987 | HOIMI BASU | INC | 38,180 | 54.49% | ARUN PROKAS CHATTERJEE | 8,378 |
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 RASHBEHARI AVENUE assembly constituency in 2006?
SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY (AITC) won RASHBEHARI AVENUE in 2006, by a margin of 21,883 votes.
Which party has won RASHBEHARI AVENUE the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RASHBEHARI AVENUE gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won RASHBEHARI AVENUE the most times?
HOIMI BASU, with 4 wins between 1982 and 1996.
