Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Katwa

Saifuddin Chwdhury (CPM) won by 1,21,160 votes (22.6%).

Electors
7,13,420
Votes polled
5,49,368
Valid votes
Turnout
77.0%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 22.6% (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 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 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Saifuddin ChwdhuryWinnerCPM3,22,08060.0%
2Dhirendra Nath BasuINC(I)2,00,92037.4%
3Lakshminarayan RejINC(U)14,0562.6%

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