GEN · West Bengal
Contai
Samar Guha (PSP) won by 70,359 votes (20.7%).
- Electors
- 5,34,463
- Votes polled
- 3,60,838
- Valid votes
- 3,39,388
- Turnout
- 67.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 20.7% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 6.4%(+4.9%)
- Turnout
- 85.2%(+2.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.9%
Winning margin over time · Contai
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samar GuhaWinner | PSP | 1,41,540 | 41.7% |
| 2 | Abha Maity | NCO | 71,181 | 21.0% |
| 3 | Som Nath Bhattacharyya | CPM | 61,082 | 18.0% |
| 4 | Basanta Kumar Das | INC | 39,817 | 11.7% |
| 5 | Bimala Nanda Sasmal | IND | 25,768 | 7.6% |
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