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, 1998
SANDHYA BAURI
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 1998
1,73,241
20.51% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
WBTCPURNIMA LOHAR
- Votes
- 3,06,486
- Vote share
- 36.28%
- Behind by
- 1,73,241
Electors
10,64,074
Total votes polled
8,44,806
Valid votes
8,44,806
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 8,44,806 valid votes
SANDHYA BAURICPMwon
4,79,727
56.8%
PURNIMA LOHARWBTC
3,06,486
36.3%
AJIT SAHAJKPN
31,723
3.8%
BANSHI BADAN DULEJMM
25,074
3.0%
KAMAL DULEYIND
1,796
0.2%
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
