BURDWAN
Constituency no. 39 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BURDWAN. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1991
SUDHIR RAY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1991
2,21,892
26.37% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCASIT BARAN PATRA
- Votes
- 2,57,829
- Vote share
- 30.64%
- Behind by
- 2,21,892
Electors
10,61,300
Total votes polled
8,41,439
Valid votes
8,41,439
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.3%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 8,41,439 valid votes
SUDHIR RAYCPMwon
4,79,721
57.0%
ASIT BARAN PATRAINC
2,57,829
30.6%
SATYEN ROYBJP
90,242
10.7%
SYED NAJIBUDDENJP
4,524
0.5%
CHARAN HANSDAJMM
4,023
0.5%
BHASKAR ROY CHOWDHURYIND
3,106
0.4%
SAMBHUNATH RAJBHARDDP
1,994
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nikhilananda Sar | CPM | 6,73,091 | 67.51% | Anindya Gopal Mitra | 4,71,351 |
| 1999 | Sar Nikhilananda | CPM | 5,98,170 | 61.56% | Anup Mukherjee | 3,01,683 |
| 1998 | SAR NIKHILANANDA | CPM | 5,78,825 | 58.88% | PROF (SMT) SANTI ROY | 2,72,253 |
| 1996 | BALAI RAY | CPM | 5,78,279 | 59.92% | RITESH KUMAR DUTTA | 2,62,714 |
| 1991 | SUDHIR RAY | CPM | 4,79,721 | 57.01% | ASIT BARAN PATRA | 2,21,892 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above