DURGAPUR
Constituency no. 37 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called DURGAPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 1996
SUNIL KHAN
CPM
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 9
Margin, 1996
1,81,713
20.39% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCCHITTARANJAN PRAMANIK
- Votes
- 3,14,537
- Vote share
- 35.29%
- Behind by
- 1,81,713
Electors
11,39,493
Total votes polled
8,91,242
Valid votes
8,91,242
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.2%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 8,91,242 valid votes
SUNIL KHANCPMwon
4,96,250
55.7%
CHITTARANJAN PRAMANIKINC
3,14,537
35.3%
BYOMSANKAR RUIDASBJP
73,599
8.3%
PARESH NATH DHIBARAMB
4,390
0.5%
BHAKTADAS MONDALIND
2,466
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sunil Khan | CPM | 5,05,250 | 59.61% | Shib Narayan Saha | 2,77,508 |
| 1999 | Sunil Khan | CPM | 4,61,940 | 53.15% | Anil Kumar Saha | 1,17,963 |
| 1998 | KHAN SUNIL | CPM | 4,68,449 | 51.81% | RAY SURYYA | 1,42,029 |
| 1996 | SUNIL KHAN | CPM | 4,96,250 | 55.68% | CHITTARANJAN PRAMANIK | 1,81,713 |
| 1991 | PURNA CHANDRA MALIK | CPM | 4,15,011 | 55.35% | BHAGABAT MAJI | 1,84,616 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM9 wins
