Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Bankura

J. M. Biswas (CPI) won by 29,770 votes (11.5%).

Electors
5,20,725
Votes polled
2,73,639
Valid votes
2,59,170
Turnout
52.5%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1967-02-15

Margin vs 1967 national median: 11.5% (median 11.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1967 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
2.3%(-10.5%)
Turnout
81.3%(+3.8%)
NOTA
1.8%
Top-2 squeeze
88.0%

Winning margin over time · Bankura

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202433%

Candidates

Candidates · Bankura 1967
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1J. M. BiswasWinnerCPI1,20,59046.5%
2A. GhoseINC90,82035.0%
3P. BanerjeeIND16,5666.4%
4P. R. MahatoBJS16,2136.3%
5P. C. KunduIND14,9815.8%

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