SEALDAH
Assembly seat no. 156 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPIPRABIR DEB | 12,759 | 32.45% | 8 | 60.3% |
| 2001 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPICHANCHAL GHOSH | 15,691 | 36.19% | 8 | 51.0% |
| 1996 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPIARUN PRAKASH CHATTERJEE | 20,965 | 40.85% | 8 | 61.3% |
| 1991 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MISRA | CPIILA MITRA | 16,464 | 35.95% | 7 | 54.3% |
| 1987 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPINANDA GOPAL BHATTACHARJEE | 15,689 | 32.31% | 4 | 64.3% |
| 1982 | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPINANDA GOPAL BHATTACHARJEE | 6,706 | 15.48% | 5 | 62.5% |
| 1977 | JNPBINOY BANERJEE | FBLAMAR PRASAD CHAKARABORTY | 2,160 | 5.99% | 4 | 46.6% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | FBLSHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA | 20,925 | 39.39% | 2 | 62.0% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCBENOY BANERJEE | CPMSUNDHANSUL PALIT | 9,881 | 25.61% | 5 | 46.2% |
| 19691966 boundaries | RSPJATIN CHAKRAVORTY | INCPRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER | 5,347 | 10.64% | 2 | 60.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCP . C . CHUNDER | CPMS . M . CHOWDHURY | 4,301 | 9.09% | 4 | 56.6% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
