Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Calcutta South

Dilip Chakravarty (BLD) won by 67,940 votes (17.5%).

Electors
6,54,202
Votes polled
3,98,561
Valid votes
Turnout
60.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 17.5% (median 24.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1977 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
12.7%(-13.8%)
Turnout
70.3%(+3.3%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
89.1%

Winning margin over time · Calcutta South

1967197119771980198419891991199619981999200427%

Candidates

Candidates · Calcutta South 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dilip ChakravartyWinnerBLD2,25,55658.1%
2Priya Ranjan Das MunshiINC1,57,61640.6%
3Pinaki Ranjan ChatterjeeIND5,1821.3%

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