SEALDAH
Assembly seat no. 156 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 11
Margin, 2001
15,691
36.19% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPICHANCHAL GHOSH
- Votes
- 12,186
- Vote share
- 28.10%
- Behind by
- 15,691
Electors
85,063
Total votes polled
43,361
Valid votes
43,361
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.0%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 43,361 valid votes
SOMENDRA NATH MITRAINCwon
27,877
64.3%
CHANCHAL GHOSHCPI
12,186
28.1%
BIMAL GHOSHBJP
2,301
5.3%
RITESH BANIKIND
302
0.7%
MINA SAHAIND
298
0.7%
PRASUN KANTI DASIND
166
0.4%
PRATIMA SAHAIND
131
0.3%
NISITH PATRAIND
100
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
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.
