BERHAMPORE
Constituency no. 10 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BERHAMPORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1989
MANI BHATTACHARYA
RSP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1989
62,796
8.06% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCSANKAR DAS PAUL
- Votes
- 3,13,268
- Vote share
- 40.20%
- Behind by
- 62,796
Electors
10,45,559
Total votes polled
7,79,179
Valid votes
7,79,179
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 1989
8 candidates · 7,79,179 valid votes
MANI BHATTACHARYARSPwon
3,76,064
48.3%
SANKAR DAS PAULINC
3,13,268
40.2%
PRANAB KUMAR BANDYOPADHAYAYBJP
58,801
7.5%
SHAIKH ABDUL BARIIND
22,650
2.9%
MOKADDIM SHAIKHMUL
4,445
0.6%
ROY AMIYA KUMARIND
1,615
0.2%
S. K. GOLAM MAHABUIND
1,453
0.2%
CHITTARANJAN SARKARAMB
883
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | INC | 5,08,095 | 51.24% | Pramothes Mukherjee | 98,901 |
| 1999 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | INC | 4,34,073 | 46.86% | Pramothes Mukherjee | 95,391 |
| 1998 | PROMOTHES MUKHERJEE | RSP | 3,85,979 | 44.46% | COLONEL (RETD) SABYASACHI BAGCHI | 1,23,369 |
| 1996 | PRAMOTHES MUKHERJEE | RSP | 4,49,656 | 48.77% | SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY | 44,357 |
| 1991 | NANI BHATACHARYYA | RSP | 3,45,678 | 43.57% | KUMAR DIPTI SENGUPTA | 79,209 |
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 BERHAMPORE constituency in 2004?
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (INC) won BERHAMPORE in 2004, by a margin of 98,901 votes.
Which party has won BERHAMPORE the most times?
RSP, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BERHAMPORE gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won BERHAMPORE the most times?
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
