GEN · West Bengal
Contai
Basanta Kumar Das (INC) won by 85,408 votes (26.4%).
- Electors
- 5,13,853
- Votes polled
- 3,32,199
- Valid votes
- 3,23,033
- Turnout
- 64.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 26.4% (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%)Flipped vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 6.4%(+4.9%)
- Turnout
- 85.2%(+2.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.9%
Winning margin over time · Contai
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basanta Kumar DasWinner | INC | 1,87,548 | 58.1% |
| 2 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | PSP | 1,02,140 | 31.6% |
| 3 | Pulin Sen | IND | 33,345 | 10.3% |
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