GEN · West Bengal
Balurghat
Sarkar Murmu (CPI) won by 9,820 votes (3.7%).
- Electors
- 4,76,197
- Votes polled
- 2,75,027
- Valid votes
- 2,64,760
- Turnout
- 57.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 3.7% (median 12.2%). Back to West Bengal · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 0.8%(-2.0%)
- Turnout
- 79.2%(+1.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.6%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 92.7%
Winning margin over time · Balurghat
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarkar MurmuWinner | CPI | 1,37,290 | 51.9% |
| 2 | Shelku Mardi | INC | 1,27,470 | 48.1% |
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