SEALDAH
Assembly seat no. 156 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 11
Margin, 1996
20,965
40.85% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPIARUN PRAKASH CHATTERJEE
- Votes
- 12,985
- Vote share
- 25.30%
- Behind by
- 20,965
Electors
83,664
Total votes polled
51,316
Valid votes
51,316
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.3%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 51,316 valid votes
SOMENDRA NATH MITRAINCwon
33,950
66.2%
ARUN PRAKASH CHATTERJEECPI
12,985
25.3%
GOUR SAHABJP
3,641
7.1%
MITHU POONIND
316
0.6%
HIJAL CHATTERJEEIND
143
0.3%
ARUP BANERJEEIND
123
0.2%
ARUN KUMAR DASIND
107
0.2%
SUDARSAN BHATTACHERJEEIND
51
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SEALDAH assembly constituency in 2006?
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA (INC) won SEALDAH in 2006, by a margin of 12,759 votes.
Which party has won SEALDAH the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SEALDAH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won SEALDAH the most times?
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA, with 6 wins between 1972 and 2006.
