Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Burdwan

Gurugobinda Basu (INC) won by 32,470 votes (11.7%).

Electors
5,34,273
Votes polled
2,87,685
Valid votes
2,78,500
Turnout
53.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 11.7% (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.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
47.3%(+16.2%)
Turnout
81.4%(+0.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
87.7%

Winning margin over time · Burdwan

1952195719621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200447%

Candidates

Candidates · Burdwan 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurugobinda BasuWinnerINC1,55,48555.8%
2Subiman GhoseFB1,23,01544.2%

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