Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Raiganj

Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee (INC) won by 29,403 votes (15.3%).

Electors
4,55,919
Votes polled
2,00,085
Valid votes
1,92,432
Turnout
43.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 15.3% (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.

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.0%(+0.2%)
Turnout
76.4%(-6.9%)
NOTA
0.1%
Top-2 squeeze
77.1%

Winning margin over time · Raiganj

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202422%

Candidates

Candidates · Raiganj 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chapala Kanta BhattacharjeeWinnerINC81,79542.5%
2Asoke Nath SenCPI52,39227.2%
3Tripurari ChakravartiPSP33,13917.2%
4Ramnarayan BhadraSWA18,1149.4%
5Haridas ChakrabartyIND6,9923.6%

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