Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Katwa

Dhirendra Nath Basu (INC) won by 11,880 votes (3.3%).

Electors
5,75,293
Votes polled
3,69,898
Valid votes
Turnout
64.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 3.3% (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
14.8%(+3.0%)
Turnout
82.4%(+3.6%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
87.6%

Winning margin over time · Katwa

19621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200423%

Candidates

Candidates · Katwa 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dhirendra Nath BasuWinnerINC1,79,92749.9%
2Syed Mansur HabibullahCPM1,68,04746.6%
3Krishnadas ChatopadhyayIND12,3263.4%

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