Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Hooghly

N. C. Chatterjee (HMS) won by 4,900 votes (2.5%).

Electors
3,85,944
Votes polled
1,98,385
Valid votes
1,98,385
Turnout
51.4%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1952-03-27

Margin vs 1952 national median: 2.5% (median 14.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1952 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.1%(+0.0%)
Turnout
81.7%(-18.3%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
88.3%

Winning margin over time · Hooghly

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Candidates

Candidates · Hooghly 1952
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N. C. ChatterjeeWinnerHMS71,79836.2%
2Renuka RoyINC66,89833.7%
3Bejoy ModakCPI52,08726.3%
4Sachindra Mohan NandySP_ABBR17,6023.8%

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