VISHNUPUR
Constituency no. 36 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called VISHNUPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1991
SUKHENDU KHAN
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,90,273
26.38% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCSADHAN MAJHI
- Votes
- 2,32,112
- Vote share
- 32.18%
- Behind by
- 1,90,273
Electors
9,35,084
Total votes polled
7,21,211
Valid votes
7,21,211
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.1%
Full result, 1991
5 candidates · 7,21,211 valid votes
SUKHENDU KHANCPMwon
4,22,385
58.6%
SADHAN MAJHIINC
2,32,112
32.2%
PROVAKAR MONDALBJP
58,555
8.1%
GADADHAR DULEYIND
6,185
0.9%
RABINDRA NATH BAGDDP
1,974
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Susmita Bauri | CPM | 5,18,507 | 64.28% | Janardan Saha | 3,31,829 |
| 1999 | Sandhya Bauri | CPM | 4,83,084 | 57.89% | Adhibas Duley | 1,81,570 |
| 1998 | SANDHYA BAURI | CPM | 4,79,727 | 56.79% | PURNIMA LOHAR | 1,73,241 |
| 1996 | SANDHYA BAURI | CPM | 4,80,777 | 58.14% | ASHIS RAJAK | 2,65,846 |
| 1991 | SUKHENDU KHAN | CPM | 4,22,385 | 58.57% | SADHAN MAJHI | 1,90,273 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
