Vidhan Sabha · WB-164

Howrah South

1996

PRALAY TALUKDAR

CPMLeft Front

Margin2,2532.2%

Winner votes46,91545.2%

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CPMINCBJPBSPAIIC(T)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRALAY TALUKDAR CPM	46,915	45.2%
2	ARUP RAY INC	44,662	43.0%
3	AMBUJ SHARMA BJP	10,237	9.9%
4	ABDUL KAYUM BSP	760	0.7%
5	RAM SHANKAR DUBEY AIIC(T)	342	0.3%
6	SWAMINATH PROSAD IND	248	0.2%
7	SUBRATA MUKHERJEE IND	223	0.2%
8	SANJIB DAS IND	169	0.2%
9	THAKUR RAMLAKSHMAN IND	158	0.1%
10	RANJIT CHATTERJEE IND	86	0.1%
11	RAJESH LAKHOTIA IND	61	0.1%

Turnout67.4%Votes cast1,03,861Electors1,54,024

2001

BADAL BASU

CPMLeft Front

Margin8,4518.0%

Winner votes55,15952.5%

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CPMAITCINDSPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BADAL BASU CPM	55,159	52.5%
2	ARUP ROY AITC	46,708	44.5%
3	SAMARENDRA PATRA IND	833	0.8%
4	MD. SALAHUDDIN SP	778	0.7%
5	SITAL GHOSH IND	478	0.5%
6	SAYED HABIBUR RAHAMAN LJP	321	0.3%
7	RANJIT DAS IND	175	0.2%
8	ALOKE BANERJEE IND	145	0.1%
9	TAPAN DUTTA IND	127	0.1%
10	UTTAM CHANDA IND	125	0.1%
11	ARUP LAHA IND	122	0.1%
12	NIRANJAN BISWAS IND	107	0.1%

Turnout64.8%Votes cast1,05,078Electors1,62,128

Winner held byCPM (all 2 elections)

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates11 → 12

Margin range2,253 – 8,451