Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Arambagh

Anil Basu (CPM) won by 1,87,300 votes (20.2%).

Electors
11,16,151
Votes polled
9,40,359
Valid votes
Turnout
84.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 20.2% (median 7.6%). Back to West Bengal · 1998 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 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anil BasuWinnerCPM5,21,50756.1%
2Chunilal ChakrabortyBJP3,34,20736.0%
3Provat Kiran ChakrabartiINC73,1057.9%

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