Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Hooghly

Provat Kar (CPI) won by 2,643 votes (0.8%).

Electors
5,11,620
Votes polled
3,23,968
Valid votes
3,12,754
Turnout
63.3%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 0.8% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.1%(+0.0%)
Turnout
81.7%(-18.3%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
88.3%

Winning margin over time · Hooghly

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202430%

Candidates

Candidates · Hooghly 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Provat KarWinnerCPI1,08,35934.6%
2Nirmal Kumar SenINC1,05,71633.8%
3Nirmal Ch. ChatterjeeIND98,67931.6%

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