Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Ghatal

Sachindra Nath Choudhury (INC) won by 30,838 votes (9.2%).

Electors
5,23,928
Votes polled
3,41,324
Valid votes
3,34,301
Turnout
65.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 9.2% (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
11.5%(+4.2%)
Turnout
82.5%(+5.4%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
94.0%

Winning margin over time · Ghatal

19521957196219671971200920142019202419%

Candidates

Candidates · Ghatal 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sachindra Nath ChoudhuryWinnerINC1,79,04553.6%
2Manoranjan RoyCPI1,48,20744.3%
3Basanta Kumar ChakravertyHMS7,0492.1%

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