CONTAI
Constituency no. 31 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMPrasanta Pradhan | AITCNitish Sengupta | 59,190 | 6.39% | 6 | 85.7% |
| 1999 | AITCNeetish Sengupta | CPMSudhir Giri | 12,133 | 1.49% | 7 | 82.3% |
| 1998 | CPMSUDHIR GIRI | WBTCAKHIL GIRI | 74,858 | 9.08% | 4 | 84.8% |
| 1996 | CPMSUDHIR GIRI | INCNITISH SENGUPTA | 24,042 | 2.95% | 7 | 87.5% |
| 1991 | CPMSUDHIR GIRI | INCABHA MAITI (W) | 23,116 | 3.38% | 8 | 78.7% |
| 1989 | CPMSUDHIR GIRI | INCABHA MAITI | 27,080 | 3.84% | 3 | 82.0% |
| 1984 | INCPHULRENU GUHA | CPMSUDHI KUMAR GIRI | 13,758 | 2.47% | 5 | 80.0% |
| 1980 | CPMGIRI SUDHIR KUMAR | INC(I)PRADIP SARKAR | 89,774 | 19.05% | 6 | 73.2% |
| 1977 | BLDGUHA SAMAR | INCSUDHANGSHU PANDA | 1,94,514 | 51.17% | 3 | 65.3% |
| 19711966 boundaries | PSPSAMAR GUHA | NCOABHA MAITY | 70,359 | 20.73% | 5 | 63.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | PSPG. SAMAR | INCR. PAL | 17,169 | 4.85% | 3 | 69.1% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCBASANTA KUMAR DAS | PSPPRAFULLA CHANDRA GHOSH | 85,408 | 26.44% | 3 | 62.9% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
