Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Basirhat

Humayun Kabir (INC) won by 54,059 votes (17.3%).

Electors
5,19,902
Votes polled
3,22,678
Valid votes
3,11,635
Turnout
62.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 17.3% (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.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
22.0%(-2.6%)
Turnout
84.4%(+6.3%)
NOTA
0.3%
Top-2 squeeze
83.9%

Winning margin over time · Basirhat

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202442%

Candidates

Candidates · Basirhat 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Humayun KabirWinnerINC1,67,47653.7%
2Abdur Razzak KhanCPI1,13,41736.4%
3Devaprosad GhoshJS30,7429.9%

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