BASIRHAT
Constituency no. 18 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BASIRHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1999
Ajoy Chakraborty
CPI
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPI
won 8 of 16
Margin, 1999
82,587
9.64% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
AITCM. Nuruzzaman
- Votes
- 3,25,316
- Vote share
- 37.99%
- Behind by
- 82,587
Electors
10,71,134
Total votes polled
8,56,295
Valid votes
8,56,295
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.9%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 8,56,295 valid votes
Ajoy ChakrabortyCPIwon
4,07,903
47.6%
M. NuruzzamanAITC
3,25,316
38.0%
Abu Tayeb M. Moazam HossinINC
1,18,612
13.8%
Md. Sahadat AliMUL
2,417
0.3%
Arun GhoshIND
2,047
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SK NURUL ISLAM | AITC | 8,03,762 | 52.76% | REKHA PATRA | 3,33,547 |
| 2019 | Nusrat Jahan Ruhi | AITC | 7,82,078 | 54.56% | Sayantan Basu | 3,50,369 |
| 2014 | IDRIS ALI | AITC | 4,92,326 | 38.65% | NURUL HUDA | 1,09,659 |
| 2009 | SK. NURUL ISLAM | AITC | 4,79,650 | 46.20% | AJAY CHAKRABORTY | 60,383 |
| 2004 | Ajay Chakraborty | CPI | 4,62,605 | 50.97% | Sujit Bose | 1,82,084 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BASIRHAT constituency in 2024?
SK NURUL ISLAM (AITC) won BASIRHAT in 2024, by a margin of 3,33,547 votes.
Which party has won BASIRHAT the most times?
CPI, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BASIRHAT gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BASIRHAT the most times?
AJAY CHAKRABORTY, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
