Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Asansol

Bansa Gopal Chowdhury (CPM) won by 72,956 votes (8.2%).

Electors
12,50,052
Votes polled
8,93,860
Valid votes
8,93,633
Turnout
71.5%
NOTA
0
Polling date
2009-04-16

Margin vs 2009 national median: 8.2% (median 7.0%). Back to West Bengal · 2009 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
4.6%(-11.5%)
Turnout
73.5%(+3.6%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
89.6%

Winning margin over time · Asansol

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Candidates

Candidates · Asansol 2009
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bansa Gopal ChowdhuryWinnerCPM4,35,16148.7%
2Ghatak MoloyAITC3,62,20540.5%
3Suryya RayBJP49,6465.6%
4Ajay SinghBSP14,4901.6%
5Jyotirmoy MaityIND13,1901.5%
6Goutam DasLJP10,1811.1%
7Jarasandha SinhaIND8,8311.0%

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