Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Barasat

Dr Ranjit Kumar Panja (WBTC) won by 66,707 votes (6.3%).

Electors
12,73,400
Votes polled
10,70,946
Valid votes
Turnout
84.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 6.3% (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.

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

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Candidates

Candidates · Barasat 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr Ranjit Kumar PanjaWinnerWBTC4,99,18147.1%
2Chitra GhoshFBL4,32,47440.8%
3Quazi Abdul GaffarINC1,13,11510.7%
4Manoj HowladerBSP11,2021.1%
5Chapala Bhakta (bharati)TRMRPPI2,5030.2%
6Suprokash MukhopadhyayIND7090.1%

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