Asansol
Winner — 1996
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS BANERJEE | INC | 58,845 | 50.1% |
| 2 | GOUTAM ROYCHOWDHURY | Left Front | 47,211 | 40.2% |
| 3 | TRIPTI RATAN DUTTA | BJP | 9,464 | 8.1% |
| 4 | LAKSHMI CHAKRABORTY | IND | 486 | 0.4% |
| 5 | DIPALI MONDAL | IND | 373 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MANIK BAYEN | AMB | 321 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUKUMAR SARKER | IND | 306 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JITENLUI DUTTA | IND | 305 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MIHIR KR. MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 10 | OMPRAKASH SINGH | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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Tomb of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutbuddin
Tomb of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutbuddin
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