Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Balurghat

Ranen Barman (RSP) won by 1,72,175 votes (19.6%).

Electors
10,88,350
Votes polled
8,92,146
Valid votes
Turnout
82.0%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 19.6% (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
0.8%(-2.0%)
Turnout
79.2%(+1.6%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
92.7%

Winning margin over time · Balurghat

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Candidates

Candidates · Balurghat 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ranen BarmanWinnerRSP4,28,71048.9%
2Nani Gopal RoyWBTC2,56,53529.3%
3Mohini Mohan RoyINC1,82,84620.9%
4Purna Chandra SarkarBSP3,8880.4%
5Dhirendra Nath SinghIND2,7530.3%
6Malin Chandra BarmanIND1,2510.1%
7Niren MondalIND6620.1%

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