Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Birbhum

Sisir Kumar Saha (INC) won by 32,404 votes (18.8%).

Electors
4,72,551
Votes polled
1,80,916
Valid votes
1,72,811
Turnout
38.3%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 18.8% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
13.1%(+6.9%)
Turnout
82.3%(-9.0%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
81.8%

Winning margin over time · Birbhum

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202426%

Candidates

Candidates · Birbhum 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sisir Kumar SahaWinnerINC74,57343.2%
2Mrityunjay MandalFB42,16924.4%
3Kashinath SahaPSP31,42818.2%
4Kamal Krishna DasIND24,64114.3%

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