Jalpaiguri Assembly Election Result 2006

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2006

Deba Prasad Roy of Indian National Congress won the Jalpaiguri Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2006 state assembly election, securing 54,051 votes (44.60% vote share). The runner-up was Gobinda Roy (All India Forward Bloc) with 53,033 votes.

A total of 8 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: Jalpaiguri
  • Constituency Number: 17
  • District: Jalpaiguri
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 2006
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Deba Prasad Roy 54051 44.60% Indian National Congress
2 Gobinda Roy 53033 43.70% All India Forward Bloc
3 Purnaprava Barman 7695 6.30% All India Trinamool Congress
4 Rajendra Prasad Mallick 1748 1.40% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Sushil Chandra Ray 1427 1.20% Independent
6 Bhim Chandra Roy 1389 1.20% Independent
7 Subrata Dattagupta 1385 1.10% Independent
8 Bablu Sarkar 556 0.50% Amara Bengali

About Jalpaiguri Assembly Constituency

The Jalpaiguri constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2006 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Deba Prasad Roy (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 54,051 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

8 candidates contested from Jalpaiguri assembly constituency in the 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Deba Prasad Roy (Indian National Congress) won the Jalpaiguri assembly seat in the 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.