English Bazar Assembly constituency

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2021

2016

In the 2016 election, Nihar Ranjan Ghosh of Left Front-Congress Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress.^[2][3]

.# Swing based on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2013 by-election

The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury to Trinamool Congress.^[4]

2011

In the 2011 election, Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Samarananda Roy of CPI(M).^[2][6]

.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006^[7] state assembly elections, Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of Congress won the English Bazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Samar Roy of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Samar Roy of CPI(M) defeated Goutam Chakraborty of Congress in 2001.^[8] Goutam Chakraborty of Congress defeated Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) in 1996.^[9] Prabhat Acharya of CPI(M) defeated Pradip Kar of Congress in 1991.^[10] Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Kundu of Congress in 1987,^[11] Swapan Mitra of Congress in 1982^[12] and Hari Prasanna Mitra of Janata Party in 1977.^[13][14]

1957–1972

Bimal Kanti Das of CPI won in 1972,^[15] 1971^[16] and 1969.^[17] Santi Gopal Sen of Congress won in 1967,^[18] 1962^[19] and 1957.^[20] Prior to that the English Bazar seat was not there.