Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Birbhum

Kamal Krishna Das (INC) won by 41,998 votes (5.7%).

Electors
8,61,105
Votes polled
7,37,913
Valid votes
7,37,913
Turnout
85.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 5.7% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
13.1%(+6.9%)
Turnout
82.3%(-9.0%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
81.8%

Winning margin over time · Birbhum

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202426%

Candidates

Candidates · Birbhum 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kamal Krishna DasWinnerINC2,39,74532.5%
1Anil Kumar ChandaWinnerINC1,97,74726.8%
3Manmatha Nath DasHMS1,69,04522.9%
4Nitya Narayan BanerjeeHMS1,31,37617.8%

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