GEN · West Bengal
MIDNAPUR
Gobinda Kumar Singhu (INC) won by 37,419 votes (14.1%).
- Electors
- 5,04,481
- Votes polled
- 2,74,849
- Valid votes
- 2,65,495
- Turnout
- 54.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 14.1% (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 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 14.1%(+9.4%)
- Turnout
- 54.5%(-31.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 84.8%
Winning margin over time · MIDNAPUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobinda Kumar SinghuWinner | INC | 1,31,291 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Soroj Roy | CPI | 93,872 | 35.4% |
| 3 | Durga Prasanna Satpathi | PSP | 29,234 | 11.0% |
| 4 | Satyendra Nath Bose | JS | 6,110 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Ranajit Singha Sahas Roy | HMS | 4,988 | 1.9% |
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