BURDWAN
Constituency no. 39 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BURDWAN. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1998
SAR NIKHILANANDA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1998
2,72,253
27.69% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPPROF (SMT) SANTI ROY
- Votes
- 3,06,572
- Vote share
- 31.18%
- Behind by
- 2,72,253
Electors
11,90,380
Total votes polled
9,83,107
Valid votes
9,83,107
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 9,83,107 valid votes
SAR NIKHILANANDACPMwon
5,78,825
58.9%
PROF (SMT) SANTI ROYBJP
3,06,572
31.2%
ABHAS BHATTACHARYYAINC
94,997
9.7%
RABILAL HASDAJMM
2,713
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nikhilananda Sar | CPM | 6,73,091 | 67.51% | Anindya Gopal Mitra | 4,71,351 |
| 1999 | Sar Nikhilananda | CPM | 5,98,170 | 61.56% | Anup Mukherjee | 3,01,683 |
| 1998 | SAR NIKHILANANDA | CPM | 5,78,825 | 58.88% | PROF (SMT) SANTI ROY | 2,72,253 |
| 1996 | BALAI RAY | CPM | 5,78,279 | 59.92% | RITESH KUMAR DUTTA | 2,62,714 |
| 1991 | SUDHIR RAY | CPM | 4,79,721 | 57.01% | ASIT BARAN PATRA | 2,21,892 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above