SEALDAH
Assembly seat no. 156 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1991
SOMENDRA NATH MISRA
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 11
Margin, 1991
16,464
35.95% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPIILA MITRA
- Votes
- 12,021
- Vote share
- 26.25%
- Behind by
- 16,464
Electors
84,342
Total votes polled
45,794
Valid votes
45,794
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.3%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 45,794 valid votes
SOMENDRA NATH MISRAINCwon
28,485
62.2%
ILA MITRACPI
12,021
26.3%
GURUDAYAL SINGHBJP
4,657
10.2%
ILA DASIND
367
0.8%
ANJANA KARIND
107
0.2%
ANJALI SHOMEIND
84
0.2%
SACHCHIDA NANDA GOSWAMIBJS
73
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 23,011 | 58.53% | PRABIR DEB | 12,759 |
| 2001 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 27,877 | 64.29% | CHANCHAL GHOSH | 15,691 |
| 1996 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 33,950 | 66.16% | ARUN PRAKASH CHATTERJEE | 20,965 |
| 1991 | SOMENDRA NATH MISRA | INC | 28,485 | 62.20% | ILA MITRA | 16,464 |
| 1987 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 31,897 | 65.68% | NANDA GOPAL BHATTACHARJEE | 15,689 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
