GEN · West Bengal
Howrah
Mohammad Elias (CPI) won by 3,936 votes (1.2%).
- Electors
- 5,34,887
- Votes polled
- 3,33,014
- Valid votes
- 3,25,290
- Turnout
- 62.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 1.2% (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
- 13.4%(+4.9%)
- Turnout
- 71.9%(+3.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.8%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 85.9%
Winning margin over time · Howrah
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad EliasWinner | CPI | 1,37,812 | 42.4% |
| 2 | Krishna Kumar Chatterji | INC | 1,33,876 | 41.2% |
| 3 | Haripada Bharati | JS | 53,602 | 16.5% |
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