VISHNUPUR
Assembly seat no. 253 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called VISHNUPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1996
JAYANTA CHOWDHURY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
24,250
20.31% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCBUDDHADEB MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 42,750
- Vote share
- 35.81%
- Behind by
- 24,250
Electors
1,41,386
Total votes polled
1,19,373
Valid votes
1,19,373
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.4%
Full result, 1996
4 candidates · 1,19,373 valid votes
JAYANTA CHOWDHURYCPMwon
67,000
56.1%
BUDDHADEB MUKHERJEEINC
42,750
35.8%
DHIRENDRA NATH DUTTABJP
8,227
6.9%
ASH BIRESWARSHS
1,396
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SWAPAN GHOSH | CPM | 76,334 | 59.00% | SUBHASIS BATABAYAL | 48,679 |
| 2001 | JAYANTA CHOWDHURY | CPM | 65,198 | 55.28% | SUBHASISH BATABYAL | 26,594 |
| 1996 | JAYANTA CHOWDHURY | CPM | 67,000 | 56.13% | BUDDHADEB MUKHERJEE | 24,250 |
| 1991 | ACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | CPM | 55,845 | 55.40% | SUBHASIS BATABYAL | 24,027 |
| 1987 | ACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | CPM | 48,756 | 56.05% | SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE | 12,529 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above