Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Durgapur

Krishna Chandra Halder (CPM) won by 95,187 votes (19.1%).

Electors
7,39,456
Votes polled
5,13,170
Valid votes
Turnout
69.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 19.1% (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.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
32.7%(+19.2%)
Turnout
73.4%(+0.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
86.5%

Winning margin over time · Durgapur

19771980198419891991199619981999200437%

Candidates

Candidates · Durgapur 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Krishna Chandra HalderWinnerCPM2,85,36957.3%
2Surya Kumar RoyINC(I)1,90,18238.2%
3Nihar SahaJNP10,9202.2%
4Bimal Krishna SahaJNP(S)7,0031.4%
5Bankim Chandra SantraIND4,8331.0%

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