GEN · West Bengal
CALCUTTA CENTRAL
Hirendra Nath Mukherjee (CPI) won by 66,905 votes (32.2%).
- Electors
- 3,95,778
- Votes polled
- 2,08,047
- Valid votes
- 2,08,047
- Turnout
- 52.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 32.2% (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 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 16.4%(-15.7%)
- Turnout
- 66.8%(+14.3%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · CALCUTTA CENTRAL
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hirendra Nath MukherjeeWinner | CPI | 1,35,308 | 65.0% |
| 2 | Nalinaksha Sanyal | INC | 68,403 | 32.9% |
| 3 | S. C. Roy | IND | 4,336 | 2.1% |
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