Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Barasat

Arun Chandra Guha (INC) won by 46,803 votes (12.5%).

Electors
6,47,008
Votes polled
3,85,859
Valid votes
3,75,544
Turnout
59.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 12.5% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.5%(-0.4%)
Turnout
80.4%(+6.3%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
83.8%

Winning margin over time · Barasat

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202432%

Candidates

Candidates · Barasat 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arun Chandra GuhaWinnerINC1,88,39850.2%
2Bhowani Sankar SenguptaCPI1,41,59537.7%
3Vibekananda BiswasIND45,55112.1%

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