Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Darjeeling

T. Manaen (INC) won by 10,675 votes (7.6%).

Electors
3,35,292
Votes polled
1,39,729
Valid votes
1,39,729
Turnout
41.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 7.6% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
13.6%(-19.3%)
Turnout
75.2%(-8.2%)
NOTA
1.4%
Top-2 squeeze
90.1%

Winning margin over time · Darjeeling

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202433%

Candidates

Candidates · Darjeeling 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T. ManaenWinnerINC60,46043.3%
2Ratanlall BrahminCPI49,78535.6%
3Jatindra N. MitraIND29,48421.1%

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