Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Asansol

Robin Sen (CPM) won by 33,660 votes (12.6%).

Electors
5,42,914
Votes polled
2,80,338
Valid votes
2,67,870
Turnout
51.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 12.6% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 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
4.6%(-11.5%)
Turnout
73.5%(+3.6%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
89.6%

Winning margin over time · Asansol

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202426%

Candidates

Candidates · Asansol 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Robin SenWinnerCPM1,32,26849.4%
2Narayan ChoudhuryINC98,60836.8%
3Deven SenSSP21,3648.0%
4Atulya GhoshNCO8,1443.0%
5Sohan Prasad VermaBAC4,6061.7%
6Yar MohammadIND2,8801.1%

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