Ballygunge Assembly Election Result 2006

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2006

Ahmed Javed Khan of All India Trinamool Congress won the Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2006 state assembly election, securing 59,693 votes (48.20% vote share). The runner-up was Rabin Deb (Communist Party Of India (Marxist)) with 53,242 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: 2006
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ahmed Javed Khan 59693 48.20% All India Trinamool Congress
2 Rabin Deb 53242 43.00% Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
3 Dibyendu Biswas 6416 5.20% Indian National Congress
4 Susanta Kumar Ghosh 1497 1.20% Independent
5 Rabin Banerjee 812 0.70% Independent
6 Maheswar Das 761 0.60% Bahujan Samaj Party
7 Sk. Mukhtar Ahmed 633 0.50% Independent
8 Subhasish Das 474 0.40% Independent
9 Sasanka Subhra Mukherjee 291 0.20% Independent

About Ballygunge Assembly Constituency

The Ballygunge constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2006 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Ahmed Javed Khan (All India Trinamool Congress) emerged as the winner securing 59,693 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 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Ahmed Javed Khan (All India Trinamool Congress) won the Ballygunge assembly seat in the 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.