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, 1998
AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1998
40,672
4.59% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPSATYABRATA MOOKHERJEE
- Votes
- 3,31,818
- Vote share
- 37.44%
- Behind by
- 40,672
Electors
10,68,080
Total votes polled
8,86,285
Valid votes
8,86,285
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.0%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 8,86,285 valid votes
AJOY MUKHOPADHYAYCPMwon
3,72,490
42.0%
SATYABRATA MOOKHERJEEBJP
3,31,818
37.4%
JYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARYAINC
1,56,800
17.7%
BIMAN BISWASCPI(ML)(L)
11,608
1.3%
SK KHODA BAKSHIND
7,062
0.8%
KUMUD BISWASBSP
3,624
0.4%
DEBDAS HALDERAMB
1,868
0.2%
GOPEN LAHIRYRJD
1,015
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.
