CONTAI
Constituency no. 31 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
SUDHIR GIRI
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1991
23,116
3.38% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCABHA MAITI (W)
- Votes
- 3,00,274
- Vote share
- 43.85%
- Behind by
- 23,116
Electors
8,70,090
Total votes polled
6,84,746
Valid votes
6,84,746
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 1991
8 candidates · 6,84,746 valid votes
SUDHIR GIRICPMwon
3,23,390
47.2%
ABHA MAITI (W)INC
3,00,274
43.9%
AMELESH MISRABJP
45,384
6.6%
BIMAL JANAIND
4,946
0.7%
ARABINDA MANNAJP
4,799
0.7%
RANA SANTOSHIND
3,503
0.5%
KAHAR BATESWARDDP
1,239
0.2%
ADHAR NAHALHMS
1,211
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Prasanta Pradhan | CPM | 4,64,743 | 50.15% | Nitish Sengupta | 59,190 |
| 1999 | Neetish Sengupta | AITC | 3,95,048 | 48.45% | Sudhir Giri | 12,133 |
| 1998 | SUDHIR GIRI | CPM | 3,94,017 | 47.80% | AKHIL GIRI | 74,858 |
| 1996 | SUDHIR GIRI | CPM | 3,97,028 | 48.71% | NITISH SENGUPTA | 24,042 |
| 1991 | SUDHIR GIRI | CPM | 3,23,390 | 47.23% | ABHA MAITI (W) | 23,116 |
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 CONTAI constituency in 2004?
Prasanta Pradhan (CPM) won CONTAI in 2004, by a margin of 59,190 votes.
Which party has won CONTAI the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CONTAI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won CONTAI the most times?
SUDHIR GIRI, with 4 wins between 1989 and 1998.
