MohestolaAssembly by-election result, 1952
S.C. Bhandari (COM) won Mohestola in the 1952 assembly by-election with 71.1% of the vote, beating N.D. Mazumdar (INC) by 11,137 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn after 1951. From 1957, seat no. 159 is Baruipur.
Winner
A comfortable win — S.C. BHANDARI won by 43.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.C. BHANDARI COM | COM | 18,14271.1% |
| 2 | N.D. MAZUMDAR | 7,00527.5% | |
| 3 | A. MAZUMDAR FB(M) | FB(M) | 2531.0% |
| 4 | I.A. MOLLA IND | IND | 1130.4% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
COM and INC took 99% of the votes.
Parties in the race 1.72 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
This seat number was reused from 2011. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2011, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
Ask the state
RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.
Who has won Mohestola, 1951
- 1951SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI (CPI), margin 0.6%