GEN · West Bengal
Hooghly
Bijoy Krishna Modak (CPM) won by 31,471 votes (7.4%).
- Electors
- 6,30,767
- Votes polled
- 4,41,659
- Valid votes
- 4,26,960
- Turnout
- 70.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 7.4% (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 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 5.1%(+0.0%)
- Turnout
- 81.7%(-18.3%)
- NOTA
- 0.9%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 88.3%
Winning margin over time · Hooghly
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijoy Krishna ModakWinner | CPM | 2,02,672 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Phani Ghosh | INC | 1,71,201 | 40.1% |
| 3 | Chitta Basu | FBL | 29,457 | 6.9% |
| 4 | Prabhat Kumar Palit | NCO | 23,630 | 5.5% |
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