Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Jalpaiguri

Minati Sen (CPM) won by 1,74,975 votes (20.1%).

Electors
10,85,257
Votes polled
8,87,722
Valid votes
Turnout
81.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 20.1% (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%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.6%(-6.9%)
Turnout
83.7%(-9.1%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
92.6%

Winning margin over time · Jalpaiguri

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202421%

Candidates

Candidates · Jalpaiguri 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Minati SenWinnerCPM4,26,67249.1%
2Kalyan ChakrabortyWBTC2,51,69729.0%
3Subhra PatraINC1,65,84519.1%
4Joygopal DasIND6,1130.7%
5Sanika MundaIND5,4770.6%
6Shankar GangulyIND5,3100.6%
7Anil RoyBSP4,3870.5%
8Lalit BarmanIND3,1710.4%

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