Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Calcutta South

Mamata Banerjee (INC) won by 1,03,261 votes (12.4%).

Electors
11,67,381
Votes polled
8,52,458
Valid votes
Turnout
73.0%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 12.4% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
12.7%(-13.8%)
Turnout
70.3%(+3.3%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
89.1%

Winning margin over time · Calcutta South

1967197119771980198419891991199619981999200427%

Candidates

Candidates · Calcutta South 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mamata BanerjeeWinnerINC4,38,25252.5%
2Bharati MukherjeeCPM3,34,99140.1%
3Santi RoyBJP45,0665.4%
4Bulu ChatterjeeIND3,4390.4%
5Sushil Chandra MajumdarIND1,8690.2%
6D. GuhaIND1,7550.2%
7Tripti DasIND1,5890.2%
8Bandana BiswasIND1,5720.2%
9Yasmeen Sen GuptaAIIC(T)1,5270.2%
10Lalita SethIND1,4820.2%
11Ramagardi YadavIND1,2850.2%
12Bablu DuttaIND9580.1%
13Murari Mohan GhoshIND7980.1%

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