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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMSunil Khan | BJPShib Narayan Saha | 2,77,508 | 32.74% | 7 | 73.7% |
| 1999 | CPMSunil Khan | BJPAnil Kumar Saha | 1,17,963 | 13.57% | 5 | 71.7% |
| 1998 | CPMKHAN SUNIL | BJPRAY SURYYA | 1,42,029 | 15.71% | 3 | 75.9% |
| 1996 | CPMSUNIL KHAN | INCCHITTARANJAN PRAMANIK | 1,81,713 | 20.39% | 5 | 78.2% |
| 1991 | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALIK | INCBHAGABAT MAJI | 1,84,616 | 24.62% | 7 | 72.0% |
| 1989 | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALIK | INCGOPAL MONDAL | 2,62,624 | 36.80% | 8 | 69.9% |
| 1984 | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALIK | INCGOPAL MONDAL | 38,768 | 6.15% | 2 | 76.1% |
| 1980 | CPMKRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | INC(I)SURYA KUMAR ROY | 95,187 | 19.10% | 5 | 67.4% |
| 1977 | CPMKRISHNA CHANDRA HALDAR | INCMANORANJAN PRAMANIK | 91,431 | 26.41% | 2 | 51.1% |
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 DURGAPUR constituency in 2004?
Sunil Khan (CPM) won DURGAPUR in 2004, by a margin of 2,77,508 votes.
Which party has won DURGAPUR the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DURGAPUR gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won DURGAPUR the most times?
PURNA CHANDRA MALIK, with 3 wins between 1984 and 1991.
