Panskura, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Panskura (West Bengal) was won by Gurudas Dasgupta (Communist Party of India) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 279,478 votes over Hema Choubey. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Panskura, West Bengal, from 1977 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1977–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 Abha Maiti Bharatiya Lok Dal 230,704 63.5% Phulrenu Guha (Indian National Congress) 98,137 (27.0 pts)
1980 Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 291,528 57.1% Rajani Kanta Dolai (Congress (I)) 98,230 (19.2 pts)
1984 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 321,694 53.6% Chittaranjan Chakraborty (Indian National Congress) 47,876 (8.0 pts)
1989 Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 422,930 58.1% Chittaranjan Chakraborty (Indian National Congress) 126,302 (17.3 pts)
1991 Gita Mukherjee (W) Communist Party of India 391,509 55.0% Sudhanshu Bhowmik (Indian National Congress) 126,300 (17.7 pts)
1996 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 455,414 54.8% Padma Khastgir (Indian National Congress) 111,388 (13.4 pts)
1998 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 450,092 54.9% Dr Saumen Mahapatra (West Bengal Trinamool Congress) 179,543 (21.9 pts)
1999 Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 401,431 49.2% Gouri Ghosh (All India Trinamool Congress) 46,858 (5.7 pts)
2004 Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India 541,513 61.9% Hema Choubey (All India Trinamool Congress) 279,478 (32.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abha Maiti Bharatiya Lok Dal 230,704 63.5%
Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress 132,567 36.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 291,528 57.1%
Rajani Kanta Dolai Congress (I) 193,298 37.9%
Abha Matti Janata Party 23,997 4.7%
Saswati Prasad Bag Janata Party (Secular) 1,713 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 321,694 53.6%
Chittaranjan Chakraborty Indian National Congress 273,818 45.6%
Jagadishwar Panja Independent 2,115 0.4%
Dubraj Saren Independent 1,874 0.3%
Shikari Dhoby Independent 383 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 422,930 58.1%
Chittaranjan Chakraborty Indian National Congress 296,628 40.8%
Kalipada Murmu JKD 3,984 0.5%
Kanailal Ghorai JMM 3,659 0.5%
Jagat Shaw DDP 558 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gita Mukherjee (W) Communist Party of India 391,509 55.0%
Sudhanshu Bhowmik Indian National Congress 265,209 37.2%
Pannalal Bhattacharya Bharatiya Janata Party 42,059 5.9%
Manik Maity Independent 4,121 0.6%
Jagdiswar Panja Janata Party 3,874 0.5%
Maity Sukesh Independent 1,708 0.2%
Rabindra Kumar Ghosh Independent 1,328 0.2%
Sikari Dhobey DDP 1,278 0.2%
Purusottamlal Upadhyay Independent 1,203 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 455,414 54.8%
Padma Khastgir Indian National Congress 344,026 41.4%
Amitabh Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 15,563 1.9%
Durga Pada Hansda Independent 9,265 1.1%
Rabindra Kumar Ghosh Independent 3,794 0.5%
Purshottam Upadhyay Independent 930 0.1%
Subhas Prakash Pal AMB 891 0.1%
Sk. Manoray Ali Indian Union Muslim League 824 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India 450,092 54.9%
Dr Saumen Mahapatra West Bengal Trinamool Congress 270,549 33.0%
Sandhya De Indian National Congress 99,439 12.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gita Mukherjee Communist Party of India 401,431 49.2%
Gouri Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 354,573 43.4%
Rajani Kanta Doloi Indian National Congress 59,147 7.2%
Ajit Mallick Independent 979 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India 541,513 61.9%
Hema Choubey All India Trinamool Congress 262,035 30.0%
Nazim Ahmed Indian National Congress 71,006 8.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 27.0 pts 1980: Communist Party of India margin 19.2 pts 1984: Communist Party of India margin 8.0 pts 1989: Communist Party of India margin 17.3 pts 1991: Communist Party of India margin 17.7 pts 1996: Communist Party of India margin 13.4 pts 1998: Communist Party of India margin 21.9 pts 1999: Communist Party of India margin 5.7 pts 2004: Communist Party of India margin 32.0 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Panskura has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Communist Party of India.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Panskura in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Gurudas Dasgupta (Communist Party of India) won Panskura, West Bengal, in 2004 with 541,513 votes (61.9%), a margin of 279,478 votes over Hema Choubey.

Which parties have won Panskura since 1977?

Since 1977, Panskura has been won by: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Communist Party of India.

What was the closest result in Panskura?

The closest result on record for Panskura was 1999, when Communist Party of India beat All India Trinamool Congress by just 46,858 votes (5.7 percentage points).

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