GEN · West Bengal
Katwa
Saroj Mukherjee (CPM) won by 68,487 votes (18.5%).
- Electors
- 5,30,377
- Votes polled
- 3,82,733
- Valid votes
- 3,69,737
- Turnout
- 72.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 18.5% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 14.8%(+3.0%)
- Turnout
- 82.4%(+3.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 87.6%
Winning margin over time · Katwa
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saroj MukherjeeWinner | CPM | 2,10,422 | 56.9% |
| 2 | Dwaipayan Sen | INC | 1,41,935 | 38.4% |
| 3 | Roy Bhakta Chandra | NCO | 17,380 | 4.7% |
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