Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Basirhat

Paresh Nath Kayal (INC) won by 19,828 votes (2.3%).

Electors
8,93,132
Votes polled
8,54,749
Valid votes
8,54,749
Turnout
95.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.3% (median 11.1%). Back to West Bengal · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
22.0%(-2.6%)
Turnout
84.4%(+6.3%)
NOTA
0.3%
Top-2 squeeze
83.9%

Winning margin over time · Basirhat

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202442%

Candidates

Candidates · Basirhat 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Paresh Nath KayalWinnerINC2,05,83224.1%
1Renu ChakravarttyWinnerCPI1,86,00421.8%
3Pratima BoseINC1,73,72820.3%
4Dharmadas RoyCPI1,40,51616.4%
5A. K. M. IshaqueIND92,01410.8%
6Matindra Nath HalderIND31,2583.7%
7Girindra Nath MondalBJS25,3973.0%

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