GEN · West Bengal
WEST DINAJPUR
Selku Mardi (INC) won by 17,884 votes (2.9%).
- Electors
- 7,36,998
- Votes polled
- 6,08,460
- Valid votes
- 6,08,460
- Turnout
- 82.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.9% (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%)Party held vs 1952
- Margin · 1957
- 2.9%(-16.0%)
- Turnout
- 82.6%(+41.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 55.3%
Winning margin over time · WEST DINAJPUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selku MardiWinner | INC | 1,77,194 | 29.1% |
| 1 | Chaplalkanta BhattacharjeeWinner | INC | 1,59,310 | 26.2% |
| 3 | Narendra Mohan Sen | CPI | 1,27,067 | 20.9% |
| 4 | Samuel | PSP | 1,14,731 | 18.9% |
| 5 | Kishorilal Kundu | IND | 30,158 | 5.0% |
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