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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMSusmita Bauri | AITCJanardan Saha | 3,31,829 | 41.14% | 5 | 76.6% |
| 1999 | CPMSandhya Bauri | AITCAdhibas Duley | 1,81,570 | 21.76% | 5 | 77.9% |
| 1998 | CPMSANDHYA BAURI | WBTCPURNIMA LOHAR | 1,73,241 | 20.51% | 5 | 79.4% |
| 1996 | CPMSANDHYA BAURI | INCASHIS RAJAK | 2,65,846 | 32.15% | 6 | 81.7% |
| 1991 | CPMSUKHENDU KHAN | INCSADHAN MAJHI | 1,90,273 | 26.38% | 5 | 77.1% |
| 1989 | CPMSUKHENDU KHAN | INCJAYANTA KUMAR MALLICK | 1,87,589 | 25.59% | 5 | 80.8% |
| 1984 | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCGOURANDR CHA LOHAR | 75,640 | 12.61% | 5 | 78.8% |
| 1980 | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INC(I)TULSI DAS MANDAL | 1,10,200 | 21.46% | 5 | 74.2% |
| 1977 | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCGOUR CHANDRA LOHAR | 1,30,374 | 35.91% | 3 | 60.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCKHAN GURU PADA | 2,460 | 0.83% | 5 | 55.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCP. MONDAL | BACM. M. MALLICK | 41,190 | 13.67% | 4 | 57.9% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCPASHUPATI MANDAL | CPIBISWANATH BAURI | 52,251 | 25.40% | 4 | 43.7% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VISHNUPUR constituency in 2004?
Susmita Bauri (CPM) won VISHNUPUR in 2004, by a margin of 3,31,829 votes.
Which party has won VISHNUPUR the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has VISHNUPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won VISHNUPUR the most times?
AJIT KUMAR SAHA, with 4 wins between 1971 and 1984.
