Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Balurghat

Barman Palas (RSP) won by 80,328 votes (15.7%).

Electors
6,89,058
Votes polled
5,21,156
Valid votes
Turnout
75.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 15.7% (median 16.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1980 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
0.8%(-2.0%)
Turnout
79.2%(+1.6%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
92.7%

Winning margin over time · Balurghat

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Candidates

Candidates · Balurghat 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Barman PalasWinnerRSP2,84,76655.8%
2Ranajit SarkarINC(I)2,04,43840.0%
3Sudhir Chandra RoyJNP9,0921.8%
4Khagendra Nath RoyINC(U)8,6641.7%
5Narayan Chandra SarkarIND3,5460.7%

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