Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Contai

Sudhir Giri (CPM) won by 27,080 votes (3.8%).

Electors
8,58,997
Votes polled
7,12,006
Valid votes
Turnout
82.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 3.8% (median 12.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1989 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

1952195719621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200451%

Candidates

Candidates · Contai 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir GiriWinnerCPM3,64,31851.7%
2Abha MaitiINC3,37,23847.9%
3Adhar NahalIND3,0860.4%

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