Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Burdwan

Sar Nikhilananda (CPM) won by 2,72,253 votes (27.7%).

Electors
11,90,380
Votes polled
9,97,277
Valid votes
Turnout
83.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 27.7% (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.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
47.3%(+16.2%)
Turnout
81.4%(+0.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
87.7%

Winning margin over time · Burdwan

1952195719621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200447%

Candidates

Candidates · Burdwan 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sar NikhilanandaWinnerCPM5,78,82558.9%
2Prof (smt) Santi RoyBJP3,06,57231.2%
3Abhas BhattacharyyaINC94,9979.7%
4Rabilal HasdaJMM2,7130.3%

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