GEN · West Bengal
Katwa
Saifuddin Chaudhury (CPM) won by 1,09,109 votes (13.6%).
- Electors
- 9,69,983
- Votes polled
- 8,11,642
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 83.7%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1989 national median: 13.6% (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.
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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saifuddin ChaudhuryWinner | CPM | 4,19,042 | 52.4% |
| 2 | Nurul Islam | INC | 3,09,933 | 38.8% |
| 3 | Shanti Roy | BJP | 54,194 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Baskoy Gopenath | IND | 9,568 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Mahadeb Dalal | JNP (JP) | 2,993 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Kashinath Munshi | BSP | 1,507 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Gopinath Mandi | IND | 1,199 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Rajnath Kurmi | DDP | 1,101 | 0.1% |
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