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, 2009
SK. NURUL ISLAM
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPI
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2009
60,383
5.82% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPIAJAY CHAKRABORTY
- Votes
- 4,19,267
- Vote share
- 40.38%
- Behind by
- 60,383
Electors
11,98,579
Total votes polled
10,38,209
Valid votes
10,38,209
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.6%
Full result, 2009
8 candidates · 10,38,209 valid votes
SK. NURUL ISLAMAITCwon
4,79,650
46.2%
AJAY CHAKRABORTYCPI
4,19,267
40.4%
SWAPAN KUMAR DASBJP
68,031
6.5%
SIDDIQULLAH CHOWDHURYAUDF
41,423
4.0%
RANJIT GAININD
13,930
1.3%
JIAUL HAQUEBSP
7,626
0.7%
CHHALAUDDIN MOLLALJP
4,239
0.4%
SALIM MAKKARMUL
4,043
0.4%
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.
