Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Contai

Sudhir Giri (CPM) won by 74,858 votes (9.1%).

Electors
9,72,382
Votes polled
8,34,197
Valid votes
Turnout
85.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 9.1% (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%)Flipped vs 1999
Margin · 2004
6.4%(+4.9%)
Turnout
85.2%(+2.1%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
93.9%

Winning margin over time · Contai

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Candidates

Candidates · Contai 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir GiriWinnerCPM3,94,01747.8%
2Akhil GiriWBTC3,19,15938.7%
3Adhikary Sisir KumarINC1,10,24913.4%
4Hrishikesh DasAMB9240.1%

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