Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Arambagh

Anil Basu (CPM) won by 2,26,333 votes (24.8%).

Electors
10,67,420
Votes polled
9,31,653
Valid votes
Turnout
87.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 24.8% (median 9.4%). Back to West Bengal · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
0.4%(+0.3%)
Turnout
82.8%(-7.5%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
92.1%

Winning margin over time · Arambagh

19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202461%

Candidates

Candidates · Arambagh 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anil BasuWinnerCPM5,44,28959.6%
2Monoranjan HazraINC3,17,95634.8%
3Gopi Nath DeyBJP42,7794.7%
4Nanu Ram RoyIND6,2760.7%
5Nikunja JanaAMB2,3940.3%

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