Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Hooghly

Provat Kar (CPI) won by 2,973 votes (1.3%).

Electors
4,02,713
Votes polled
2,32,335
Valid votes
2,32,335
Turnout
57.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 1.3% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.1%(+0.0%)
Turnout
81.7%(-18.3%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
88.3%

Winning margin over time · Hooghly

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202430%

Candidates

Candidates · Hooghly 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Provat KarWinnerCPI81,32935.0%
2Sachindra ChowdhuryINC78,35633.7%
3Nirmal Ch. ChatterjeeHMS72,65031.3%

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