Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Jalpaiguri

Nalini Ranjan Ghosh (INC) won by 24,593 votes (9.5%).

Electors
5,21,556
Votes polled
2,70,980
Valid votes
2,59,518
Turnout
52.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 9.5% (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%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.6%(-6.9%)
Turnout
83.7%(-9.1%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
92.6%

Winning margin over time · Jalpaiguri

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202421%

Candidates

Candidates · Jalpaiguri 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nalini Ranjan GhoshWinnerINC1,17,81445.4%
2Saroj Kumar ChakrabartyRSP93,22135.9%
3Jatindra Nath MitraPSP48,48318.7%

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