Skip to content
JanadeshJanadesh

Asok Bhattacharya

6 candidacies between 1991 and 2021, 5 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
6
1991–2021
Won
5
83% win rate
Lost
1
17% of contests
Votes polled
4,90,516
across every contest
Best result
SILIGURI
55.4% vote share, 2006
Largest victory
74,971
SILIGURI, 2006

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%16%31%47%62%199119962001200620162021Asok Bhattacharya

Results Overview

6CONTESTS
  • Won5 (83%)
  • Lost1 (17%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016, 2021

Recommended reading

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesWhy the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesJustice DY ChandrachudView on Amazon →Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentPolitics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentDerek O'BrienView on Amazon →The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldThe India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldS. JaishankarView on Amazon →Narendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistNarendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistVivekanand JhaView on Amazon →India After Gandhi: A HistoryIndia After Gandhi: A HistoryRamachandra GuhaView on Amazon →A Nation of IdiotsA Nation of IdiotsDaksh TyagiView on Amazon →

As an Amazon Associate, Janadesh earns from qualifying purchases.

Asok Bhattacharya · Janadesh