GEN · West Bengal
Contai
Giri Sudhir Kumar (CPM) won by 89,774 votes (19.0%).
- Electors
- 6,44,267
- Votes polled
- 4,77,134
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 74.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1980 national median: 19.0% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 6.4%(+4.9%)
- Turnout
- 85.2%(+2.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.9%
Winning margin over time · Contai
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giri Sudhir KumarWinner | CPM | 2,37,002 | 50.3% |
| 2 | Pradip Sarkar | INC(I) | 1,47,228 | 31.2% |
| 3 | Samar Guha | JNP | 80,111 | 17.0% |
| 4 | Prasanta Kumar Gaunia | IND | 3,155 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Atal Kumar Giri | JNP(S) | 2,721 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Sasadhar Maity | IND | 1,161 | 0.2% |
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