GEN · West Bengal
CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST
Biren Roy (IND) won by 12,538 votes (6.6%).
- Electors
- 4,03,712
- Votes polled
- 1,88,647
- Valid votes
- 1,88,647
- Turnout
- 46.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 6.6% (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.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 3.8%(-2.8%)
- Turnout
- 67.6%(+20.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 96.3%
Winning margin over time · CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biren RoyWinner | IND | 94,944 | 50.3% |
| 2 | Ashim Krishna Dutt | INC | 82,406 | 43.7% |
| 3 | Rajani Mukherjee | IND | 11,297 | 6.0% |
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