KRISHNANAGAR
Constituency no. 12 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 2014
TAPAS PAUL
AITC
Elections held
5
1971–2024
Most successful party
AITC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 2014
71,255
5.71% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
CPMJHA SHANTANU
- Votes
- 3,67,534
- Vote share
- 29.45%
- Behind by
- 71,255
Electors
14,76,783
Total votes polled
12,47,914
Valid votes
12,47,914
NOTA votes
7,642
0.61% of votes polled
Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 2014
9 candidates · 12,47,914 valid votes
TAPAS PAULAITCwon
4,38,789
35.2%
JHA SHANTANUCPM
3,67,534
29.4%
SATYA BRATA MOOKHERJEEBJP
3,29,387
26.4%
AHMED RAZIAINC
74,789
6.0%
SUBIMAL SENGUPTACPI(ML)(L)
7,777
0.6%
KAMAL DATTASUCI
7,214
0.6%
HARASHIT BISWASBSP
6,168
0.5%
MOLLA JAFORULLABMUP
4,865
0.4%
AHAMED HOSSAINIUML
3,749
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MAHUA MOITRA | AITC | 6,28,789 | 44.10% | AMRITA ROY | 56,705 |
| 2019 | MAHUA MOITRA | AITC | 6,14,872 | 45.00% | KALYAN CHAUBEY | 63,218 |
| 2014 | TAPAS PAUL | AITC | 4,38,789 | 35.16% | JHA SHANTANU | 71,255 |
| 2009 | TAPAS PAUL | AITC | 4,43,679 | 42.43% | JYOTIRMOYEE SIKDAR | 77,386 |
| 1971 | RENUPADA DAS | CPM | 1,08,872 | 36.96% | ILA PAL CHAUDHURI | 33,631 |
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 KRISHNANAGAR constituency in 2024?
MAHUA MOITRA (AITC) won KRISHNANAGAR in 2024, by a margin of 56,705 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNANAGAR the most times?
AITC, with 4 of the 5 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has KRISHNANAGAR gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won KRISHNANAGAR the most times?
MAHUA MOITRA, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
