SC · West Bengal
Balagarh
Dibakanta Routh (CPM) won by 14,951 votes (11.8%).
- Electors
- 1,48,266
- Votes polled
- 1,29,410
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 87.3%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1996 state median: 11.8% (median 9.7%). Back to West Bengal 1996 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibakanta RouthWinner | CPM | 66,182 | 52.3% |
| 2 | Biswanath Malik | INC | 51,231 | 40.5% |
| 3 | Krishna Chandra Lohar | BJP | 7,621 | 6.0% |
| 4 | Sakti Chandra Malik | IND | 1,490 | 1.2% |
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