West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1996
Deokinandan Poddar of Indian National Congress won the Jorasanko Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 1996 state assembly election, securing 23,787 votes (49.70% vote share). The runner-up was Satish Narayan Bajaj (All India Forward Bloc) with 16,073 votes.
A total of 22 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deokinandan Poddar | 23787 | 49.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Satish Narayan Bajaj | 16073 | 33.60% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 3 | Nandalal Singhania | 6297 | 13.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Mansoor Ahmed | 593 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Kanai Chandra Pal | 214 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Rajendra Sonkar | 113 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Vinod Surana | 94 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Naresh Ch. Sharma | 77 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Sambhu Nath Ganguli | 68 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 10 | Abhay Shankar Roy | 59 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Kedar Nath Jha | 55 | 0.10% | Social Action Party |
| 12 | Krishna Kumar Sharma | 54 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Gupta Binoy Kumar | 49 | 0.10% | All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) |
| 13 | Satya Vyas | 49 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| 15 | Akhtar Alam | 46 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Shyam Sundar Sharma | 46 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Nirmal Kumar Bhartia | 39 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Bholanath Gupta (MUNNA) | 34 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Jatinder Nath Baral | 32 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Lal Bahadur Verma | 26 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Rathor Sewa Singh | 12 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 22 | Suresh Kumar Murgai | 7 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Jorasanko constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1996 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Deokinandan Poddar (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 23,787 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.