Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Howrah

Mohammed Elias (CPI) won by 40,835 votes (18.2%).

Electors
4,61,154
Votes polled
2,24,098
Valid votes
2,24,098
Turnout
48.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 18.2% (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 2019
Margin · 2024
13.4%(+4.9%)
Turnout
71.9%(+3.8%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
85.9%

Winning margin over time · Howrah

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202428%

Candidates

Candidates · Howrah 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohammed EliasWinnerCPI1,08,23848.3%
2Santosh Kr. DuttINC67,40330.1%
3Haripada BharatiBJS48,45721.6%

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