Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Ghatal

Nikunja Behari Maity (INC) won by 53,572 votes (19.3%).

Electors
4,43,265
Votes polled
2,77,622
Valid votes
2,77,622
Turnout
62.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 19.3% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
11.5%(+4.2%)
Turnout
82.5%(+5.4%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
94.0%

Winning margin over time · Ghatal

19521957196219671971200920142019202419%

Candidates

Candidates · Ghatal 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nikunja Behari MaityWinnerINC1,65,59759.6%
2Nikunja ChowdhuryCPI1,12,02540.4%

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