KRISHNAGAR
Constituency no. 11 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called KRISHNAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1991
AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1991
59,575
7.95% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCJYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARJEE (NITU)
- Votes
- 2,64,933
- Vote share
- 35.37%
- Behind by
- 59,575
Electors
9,28,523
Total votes polled
7,48,937
Valid votes
7,48,937
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 1991
10 candidates · 7,48,937 valid votes
AJOY MUKHOPADHYAYCPMwon
3,24,508
43.3%
JYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARJEE (NITU)INC
2,64,933
35.4%
SANTI KUSUM DATTA (CHUNILAL)BJP
1,21,624
16.2%
ARIJIT MITRAIPF
15,587
2.1%
ASIT SINHAIND
13,509
1.8%
GOPEN LAHIRYJP
3,553
0.5%
SRIMANTA MAJUMDARBSP
2,662
0.4%
SHYAMAL SAHAHMS
1,485
0.2%
SWAPAN ADHIKARYIND
579
0.1%
DHIRENDRA NATH SARKARIND
497
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | CPM | 3,97,561 | 42.73% | Satya Brata Mookherjee | 20,387 |
| 1999 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | BJP | 3,66,954 | 43.82% | Dilip Chakraborty | 22,234 |
| 1998 | AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 3,72,490 | 42.03% | SATYABRATA MOOKHERJEE | 40,672 |
| 1996 | AJOAY MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 4,08,389 | 45.94% | SRI JYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARYA | 38,910 |
| 1991 | AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 3,24,508 | 43.33% | JYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARJEE (NITU) | 59,575 |
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 KRISHNAGAR constituency in 2004?
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (CPM) won KRISHNAGAR in 2004, by a margin of 20,387 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNAGAR the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KRISHNAGAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won KRISHNAGAR the most times?
AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1998.
