Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Barasat

Chitta Basu (FBL) won by 35,347 votes (3.4%).

Electors
12,41,826
Votes polled
10,72,009
Valid votes
Turnout
86.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 3.4% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.5%(-0.4%)
Turnout
80.4%(+6.3%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
83.8%

Winning margin over time · Barasat

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202432%

Candidates

Candidates · Barasat 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chitta BasuWinnerFBL4,84,47446.2%
2Ranjit Kumar PanjaINC4,49,12742.9%
3Jatindra Nath BiswasBJP65,7226.3%
4Manoj HowladarBSP20,8142.0%
5Arun MajhiIND7,9860.8%
6Moklukar RahmanMUL7,3040.7%
7Achyut ChatterjeeSHS5,0400.5%
8Ashoke MukherjeeIND4,7990.5%
9Abdul GaffarINL1,8550.2%
10Banamali DasIND7190.1%

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