ASANSOL
Constituency no. 40 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called ASANSOL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2009
BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2009
72,956
8.16% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
AITCGHATAK MOLOY
- Votes
- 3,62,205
- Vote share
- 40.53%
- Behind by
- 72,956
Electors
12,50,052
Total votes polled
8,93,704
Valid votes
8,93,704
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.5%
Full result, 2009
7 candidates · 8,93,704 valid votes
BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURYCPMwon
4,35,161
48.7%
GHATAK MOLOYAITC
3,62,205
40.5%
SURYYA RAYBJP
49,646
5.6%
AJAY SINGHBSP
14,490
1.6%
JYOTIRMOY MAITYIND
13,190
1.5%
GOUTAM DASLJP
10,181
1.1%
JARASANDHA SINHAIND
8,831
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINHA | AITC | 6,05,645 | 46.53% | SURENDRAJEET SINGH AHLUWALIA | 59,564 |
| 2019 | BABUL SUPRIYO | BJP | 6,33,378 | 51.16% | MOON MOON SEN | 1,97,637 |
| 2014 | BABUL SUPRIYA BARAL (BABUL SUPRIYO) | BJP | 4,19,983 | 36.76% | DOLA SEN | 70,480 |
| 2009 | BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY | CPM | 4,35,161 | 48.69% | GHATAK MOLOY | 72,956 |
| 2004 | Bikash Chowdhury | CPM | 3,69,832 | 51.00% | Ghatak Moloy | 1,24,318 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above