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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMSWAPAN GHOSH | AITCSUBHASIS BATABAYAL | 48,679 | 37.63% | 4 | 85.6% |
| 2001 | CPMJAYANTA CHOWDHURY | AITCSUBHASISH BATABYAL | 26,594 | 22.55% | 5 | 77.7% |
| 1996 | CPMJAYANTA CHOWDHURY | INCBUDDHADEB MUKHERJEE | 24,250 | 20.31% | 4 | 84.4% |
| 1991 | CPMACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | INCSUBHASIS BATABYAL | 24,027 | 23.84% | 4 | 78.2% |
| 1987 | CPMACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | INCSHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE | 12,529 | 14.40% | 5 | 78.2% |
| 1982 | CPMACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | INCSABYASACHI ROY | 8,415 | 11.62% | 3 | 78.6% |
| 1977 | CPMACHINTYA KRISHNA ROY | INCARDHENDU MITRA | 11,412 | 26.48% | 4 | 56.1% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCBHABATARAN CHAKRAVARTY | CPMKARUNAMEY GOSWAMI | 8,101 | 23.15% | 4 | 49.3% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCPHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY | CPMKARUNAMOY GOSWAMI | 1,315 | 3.41% | 6 | 54.9% |
| 19691966 boundaries | BACSASTHIDAS SARKAR | INCTILAK CHAND CHAKRABARTI | 8,437 | 19.90% | 5 | 62.1% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCB . C . MANDAL | INDK . K . BASU | 13,898 | 34.22% | 6 | 60.6% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPIRADHIKA DHIBAR | INCBINODER MAJI | 206 | 0.63% | 3 | 41.4% |
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 VISHNUPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
SWAPAN GHOSH (CPM) won VISHNUPUR in 2006, by a margin of 48,679 votes.
Which party has won VISHNUPUR the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has VISHNUPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won VISHNUPUR the most times?
ACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY, with 3 wins between 1982 and 1991.
