Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Katwa

Saifuddin Chowdhry (CPM) won by 1,54,724 votes (19.2%).

Electors
10,10,077
Votes polled
8,19,632
Valid votes
Turnout
81.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1991 national median: 19.2% (median 10.9%). Back to West Bengal · 1991 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 1991
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Saifuddin ChowdhryWinnerCPM4,04,35850.2%
2Nurul IslamIND2,49,63431.0%
3Shanti RoyBJP1,26,87315.8%
4Gopinath MandiIND7,4900.9%
5Mrityunjoy RakshitIND6,8700.9%
6Gopinath BaskeyJMM6,4510.8%
7Nalini Haldar (w)BSP3,1720.4%

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