Ballygunge Assembly Election Result 2001

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2001

Rabin Deb of Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) won the Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2001 state assembly election, securing 59,931 votes (47.40% vote share). The runner-up was Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (All India Trinamool Congress) with 56,582 votes.

A total of 9 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: West Bengal
  • Constituency: Ballygunge
  • Constituency Number: 161
  • District: Kolkata
  • Total Contestants: 9
  • Election Year: 2001
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Rabin Deb 59931 47.40% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
2 Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 56582 44.70% All India Trinamool Congress
3 Md. Iqbal Ahmed 4538 3.60% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Tapas Bose 1647 1.30% Independent
5 Uttam Das 1032 0.80% Independent
6 Asim Kumar Dey 906 0.70% Nationalist Congress Party
7 Ranjit Dey 838 0.70% Independent
8 Dilip Roy 649 0.50% Independent
9 Ranjit Barua 422 0.30% Independent

About Ballygunge Assembly Constituency

The Ballygunge constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2001 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Rabin Deb (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) emerged as the winner securing 59,931 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

9 candidates contested from Ballygunge assembly constituency in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.

Ballygunge is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in West Bengal.

Rabin Deb (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Ballygunge assembly seat in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.