Shyampukur Assembly Election Result 2001

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2001

Subrata Bose of All India Forward Bloc won the Shyampukur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2001 state assembly election, securing 30,602 votes (49.90% vote share). The runner-up was Pulak Chandra Das (All India Trinamool Congress) with 27,277 votes.

A total of 10 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: Shyampukur
  • Constituency Number: 166
  • District: Kolkata
  • Total Contestants: 10
  • Election Year: 2001
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Subrata Bose 30602 49.90% All India Forward Bloc
2 Pulak Chandra Das 27277 44.50% All India Trinamool Congress
3 Pradeep Mishra 1935 3.20% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Krishna Singh 477 0.80% Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)
5 Arun Sarkar 283 0.50% Independent
6 Tarun Chakraborty 230 0.40% Independent
7 Swapan Chakraborty 179 0.30% Independent
8 Sukumar Thunder 131 0.20% Independent
9 Tara Shankar Mukherjee 121 0.20% Independent
10 Gopal Ghosh 92 0.20% Independent

About Shyampukur Assembly Constituency

The Shyampukur constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2001 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Subrata Bose (All India Forward Bloc) emerged as the winner securing 30,602 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

10 candidates contested from Shyampukur assembly constituency in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Subrata Bose (All India Forward Bloc) won the Shyampukur assembly seat in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.