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, 1998
PROMOTHES MUKHERJEE
RSP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1998
1,23,369
14.21% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPCOLONEL (RETD) SABYASACHI BAGCHI
- Votes
- 2,62,610
- Vote share
- 30.25%
- Behind by
- 1,23,369
Electors
11,90,096
Total votes polled
8,68,246
Valid votes
8,68,246
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.0%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 8,68,246 valid votes
PROMOTHES MUKHERJEERSPwon
3,85,979
44.5%
COLONEL (RETD) SABYASACHI BAGCHIBJP
2,62,610
30.3%
PRODIP MAZUMDERINC
1,88,985
21.8%
ABDUS SUKURMUL
29,888
3.4%
KANAN KUMAR SAHAIND
784
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.
