Baranagar Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Baranagar
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Baranagar.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Baranagar Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Sayantika Banerjee
| party = Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Dum Dum
| constituency_no = 113
| established = 1951
| electors = 2,18,942 (2024) {{cite web|url=https://ceowestbengal.nic.in/Downloads/Election/GE2024/Phasewise_PCwise_Elector_Polling%20Station_PE2024.pdf|title= ECI Report 2024}}
Men: 1,06,979
Women: 1,11,958
Third Gender: 5
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Baranagar Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
{{Pie chart
| value1 = 22.22
| value2 = 16.66
| value3 = 38.88
| value4 = 22.22
| label1 = Trinamool Congress (4 times)
| label2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist) (3 times)
| label3 = Revolutionary Socialist Party (7 times)
| label4 = Communist Party of India (4 times)
| color1 = #04F221
| color2 = #CC0D0D
| color3 = #D84C4C
| color4 = #F50222
| caption = Most successful parties from Baranagar assembly
}}
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 113 Baranagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baranagar municipality and Ward Nos.17 to 20 of Kamarhati municipality.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Baranagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
Election results
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|43.04}}
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|53.42}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|48.79}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|60.58}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|51.43}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|48.08}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|48.51}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|46.90}}
{{bar percent|1987|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|50.60}}
{{bar percent|1982|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|58.32}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|53.91}}
{{bar percent|1972|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|69.63}}
{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|57.31}}
{{bar percent|1969|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|61.79}}
{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|52.50}}
{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|56.97}}
{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|59.24}}
{{bar percent|1951|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|56.20}}
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{{bar percent|2024|#990073|73.48}}
{{bar percent|2021|#990073|73.59}}
{{bar percent|2016|#990073|76.98}}
{{bar percent|2011|#990073|79.46}}
{{bar percent|2006|#990073|78.38}}
{{bar percent|2001|#990073|77.88}}
{{bar percent|1996|#990073|79.95}}
{{bar percent|1991|#990073|73.85}}
{{bar percent|1987|#990073|72.02}}
{{bar percent|1982|#990073|72}}
{{bar percent|1977|#990073|46.43}}
{{bar percent|1972|#990073|87.42}}
{{bar percent|1971|#990073|72.27}}
{{bar percent|1969|#990073|78.48}}
{{bar percent|1967|#990073|74.16}}
{{bar percent|1962|#990073|74.92}}
{{bar percent|1957|#990073|66.68}}
{{bar percent|1951|#990073|43.66}}
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=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin
| title=2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Baranagar{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Bye Election Results - Baranagar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJune2024/candidateswise-S25113.htm |access-date=7 August 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807155031/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJune2024/candidateswise-S25113.htm |archive-date=7 August 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate=Sayantika Banerjee
|votes=69,251
|percentage=43.04
|change={{decrease}}10.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sajal Ghosh|votes=61,101|percentage=37.98|change={{increase}} 6.91}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Tanmoy Bhattacharya|votes=26,735|percentage=16.62|change={{increase}} 4.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shubhrangshu Bhakta|party=Independent|votes=545|percentage=0.33|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sajal Kumar Ghosh|party=Independent|votes=428|percentage=0.26|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Samar Krishna Singha|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|votes=410|percentage=0.25|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Prasenjit Dey|party=Independent|votes=224|percentage=0.14|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=1,678|percentage=1.04|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes= 8,148|percentage=44.13|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,60,885|percentage=73.48|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
In the 2021 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Parno Mitra of BJP.
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Tapas Roy
|votes = 85,615
|percentage = 53.42
|change = +4.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Parno Mitra|votes=50,468|percentage=31.49|change=+22.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay|votes=20,135|percentage=12.56|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Subrata De|votes=630|percentage=0.39|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Surajit Ghosh|votes=538|percentage=0.34|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shyamal Chandra Karmakar|votes=495|percentage=0.31|change=-0.26}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,378|percentage=1.48|change=-1.15}}
{{Election box majority|votes=35,147|percentage=21.93|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,60,259|percentage=73.59|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP.
{{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Tapas Roy
|votes = 76,531
|percentage = 48.79
|change = -11.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Sukumar Ghosh
|votes = 60,431
|percentage = 38.52
|change = +2.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sunil Dey
|votes = 14,172
|percentage = 9.03
|change = +6.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shyamal Chandra Karmakar
|votes = 901
|percentage = 0.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = RJSP
|candidate = Prabir Chatterjee
|votes = 704
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,129
|percentage = 2.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=16,100|percentage=10.27|change=}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,56,868
|percentage = 76.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 elections, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP.
{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Tapas Roy
|votes = 89,883
|percentage = 60.58
|change = +20.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Sukumar Ghosh|votes=53,055|percentage=35.76|change=-15.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bijoy Sankar Agarwal|votes=3,581|percentage=2.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sovan Bhattacharya
|votes = 1,853
|percentage =1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=36,828|percentage=24.82|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,48,372|percentage=79.46|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing = 17.91
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress + Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=2006=
{{Election box begin | title=2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Amar Choudhury|votes=85584|percentage=51.43|change=+3.35}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Atin Ghosh|votes=67,428|percentage=40.43|change=-6.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Purnendu Bimal Dutta (Kalidas)|votes=8,257|percentage=4.96|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Moumita Pal (Marik)|votes=1,283|percentage=0.77|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Tridib Sinha|votes=1,193|percentage=0.71|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sukha Ranjan Banik|votes=1,100|percentage=0.66|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,66,383|percentage=78.38|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=18,156|percentage=11|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=AITC|swing=3.35}}
{{Election box end}}
=2001=
{{Election box begin |title=2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Amar Choudhury|votes=85,647|percentage=48.08|change=-0.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Atin Ghosh|votes=83,106|percentage=46.66|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Hemen Guha Roy|votes=6,298|percentage=3.54|change=-3.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anindya Dasgupta|votes=1,545|percentage=0.87|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sukha Ranjan Banik|votes=1,526|percentage=0.86|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,78,122|percentage=77.88|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=2,541|percentage=1.42|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=AITC|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1996=
{{Election box begin |title=1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Amar Choudhury|votes=84,785|percentage=48.51|change=+1.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Silbhadra Dutta|votes=76,895|percentage=44.00|change=+5.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Raiharan Debnath|votes=11,470|percentage=6.56|change=-5.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Baidyanath Biswas|votes=858|percentage=0.49|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Social Action Party|candidate=Arun Sikdar|votes=766|percentage=0.44|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,74,774|percentage=79.95|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=7,890|percentage=4.51|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=INC|swing=-3.59}}
{{Election box end}}
=1991=
{{Election box begin |title=1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Matish Roy|votes=66,397|percentage=46.90|change=-3.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ajoy Ghosal|votes=54,925|percentage=38.80|change=-5.89}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Nikhil Sarkar|votes=17,688|percentage=12.49|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Party|candidate=Prabir Gupta|votes=1,111|percentage=0.78|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sadhan Chakraborty|votes=837|percentage=0.59|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh|candidate=Rabindra Kumar Bal|votes=616|percentage=0.44|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,41,574|percentage=73.85|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=11,472|percentage=8.10|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=INC|swing=2.19}}
{{Election box end}}
=1987=
{{Election box begin |title=1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Matish Roy|votes=61,456|percentage=50.60|change=-7.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Pranab Kanti Ghosh|votes=54,277|percentage=44.69|change=+4.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Prabodh Ranjan Roy|votes=3,605|percentage=2.97|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sambhu Nath Dutta|votes=1,507|percentage=1.24|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Swapan Marik|votes=217|percentage=0.18|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Babu Mukherjee|votes=215|percentage=0.18|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sripati Ranjan Majumdar|votes=177|percentage=0.15|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,21,454|percentage=72.02|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=7,179|percentage=5.91|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=INC|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1982=
{{Election box begin |title=1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Matish Roy|votes=59,985|percentage=58.32|change=+4.41}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sambhu Nath Dutta|votes=41,581|percentage=40.43|change=+13.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Party|candidate=Tilak Ganguly|votes=1,064|percentage=1.03|change=-15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Hari Sankar Chakravorty|votes=224|percentage=0.22|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,02,854|percentage=72|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=18,404|percentage=17.89|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|loser=INC|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1977=
{{Election box begin |title=1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Matish Roy|votes=33,384|percentage=53.91|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kumud Bhattacharjee|votes=16,798|percentage=27.13|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Party|candidate=Dwijesh Dutta Majumder|votes=9,929|percentage=16.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee|votes=1,404|percentage=2.27|change=-67.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Bikash Mazumder|votes=268|percentage=0.43|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Amar Majumdar|votes=139|percentage=0.22|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=61,922|percentage=46.43|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=16,586|percentage=26.78|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|loser = Communist Party of India
|swing = 60.63
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1972=
{{Election box begin |title=1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee|votes=69,145|percentage=69.63|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=30,158|percentage=30.37|change=-26.94}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=99,303|percentage=87.42|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=38,987|percentage=39.26|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 48.29
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1971=
{{Election box begin |title=1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=43,340|percentage=57.31|change=-4.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangla Congress|candidate=Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee|votes=32,287|percentage=42.69|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=75,627|percentage=72.27|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=11,053|percentage=14.62|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Bangla Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1969=
{{Election box begin |title=1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=45,261|percentage=61.79|change=+9.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=A.N. Bhattacharjee|votes=27,669|percentage=37.77|change=-8.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Sudhangsu Bakshi|votes=317|percentage=0.43|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=73,247|percentage=78.48|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=17,592|percentage=24.02|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=INC|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1967=
{{Election box begin |title=1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=31,354|percentage=52.50|change=-4.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=N. Bhattacharjee|votes=27,895|percentage=46.71|change=+8.45}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=B.H. Rao|votes=472|percentage=0.79|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=59,721|percentage=74.16|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=3,459|percentage=5.79|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Communist Party of India
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}
=1962=
{{Election box begin |title=1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=40,830|percentage=56.97|change=-2.27}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay|votes=27,418|percentage=38.26|change=-1.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh|candidate=Kamakhya Kumar Guha|votes=1,485|percentage=2.07|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Praja Socialist Party|candidate=Bijoy Ratna Sen Sharma|votes=974|percentage=1.36|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Hindu Mahasabha|candidate=Sankar Ghosh|votes=490|percentage=0.68|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Swatantra Party|candidate=Sannyasi Charan Nath|votes=307|percentage=0.43|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mohini Mohan Bandopadhyay|votes=167|percentage=0.23|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=71,671|percentage=74.92|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=13,412|percentage=18.71|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India |loser=INC|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1957=
{{Election box begin |title=1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India |candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=28,269|percentage=59.24|change=+3.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kanailal Dhole|votes=18,852|percentage=39.50|change=+5.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Ramendra Kumar De|votes=405|percentage=0.85|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Dhrubajyour Mazumder|votes=195|percentage=0.41|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=47,721|percentage=66.68|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=9,417|percentage=19.74|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1951=
{{Election box begin |title=1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Jyoti Basu|votes=13,968|percentage=56.20|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rai Harendra Nath Chowdhury|votes=8,539|percentage=34.35|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay|votes=1,524|percentage=6.13|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Moni Bhusan Chatterjee|votes=281|percentage=1.13|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Hari Bhusan Chattopadhyay|votes=257|percentage=1.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|candidate=Ashok Das Gupta|votes=157|percentage=0.63|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Nikhil Das|votes=66|percentage=0.27|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sailendra Kumar Mukhopadhyay|votes=64|percentage=0.26|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=24,856|percentage=43.66|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=5,429|percentage=21.85|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India|loser=INC|swing=}}
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