Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Howrah

Samar Mukherjee (CPM) won by 58,309 votes (11.7%).

Electors
7,76,251
Votes polled
5,08,728
Valid votes
Turnout
65.5%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 11.7% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
13.4%(+4.9%)
Turnout
71.9%(+3.8%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
85.9%

Winning margin over time · Howrah

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Candidates

Candidates · Howrah 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Samar MukherjeeWinnerCPM2,63,33753.0%
2Nityananda DeyINC(I)2,05,02841.3%
3Durgaprasad NathanyJNP18,5383.7%
4Dwijendra Lal GhoshJNP(S)4,7180.9%
5Jibandhan MukhopadhyaIND1,6610.3%
6Sailendra Nath GhoshIND1,5270.3%
7Asit ChakravartyIND9050.2%
8Karuna Nidhan RoyIND5800.1%
9Surya Narain SinghIND5710.1%

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