CALCUTTA NORTH EAST
Constituency no. 22 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1999
Ajit Kumar Panja
AITC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1999
41,574
6.31% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
CPMMd. Salim
- Votes
- 2,55,917
- Vote share
- 38.86%
- Behind by
- 41,574
Electors
9,24,613
Total votes polled
6,58,631
Valid votes
6,58,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 6,58,631 valid votes
Ajit Kumar PanjaAITCwon
2,97,491
45.2%
Md. SalimCPM
2,55,917
38.9%
Tapas RoyINC
84,516
12.8%
Sukhen DoluiIND
5,282
0.8%
Bali Karan KoriBSP
4,448
0.7%
Md. SalimIND
3,893
0.6%
Md. Ghaus AliSP
3,267
0.5%
Ashim Kumar SahaIND
2,143
0.3%
Samar DasIND
1,674
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Md. Salim | CPM | 2,84,427 | 50.00% | Ajit Kumar Panja (250, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700 006) | 73,780 |
| 1999 | Ajit Kumar Panja | AITC | 2,97,491 | 45.17% | Md. Salim | 41,574 |
| 1998 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | WBTC | 3,10,361 | 47.10% | PRASANTA CHATTERJEE | 64,872 |
| 1996 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 3,35,855 | 51.98% | DIPEN GHOSH | 64,985 |
| 1991 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 2,76,399 | 49.52% | PRATAP CHANDRA | 71,456 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CALCUTTA NORTH EAST constituency in 2004?
Md. Salim (CPM) won CALCUTTA NORTH EAST in 2004, by a margin of 73,780 votes.
Which party has won CALCUTTA NORTH EAST the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has CALCUTTA NORTH EAST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won CALCUTTA NORTH EAST the most times?
AJIT KUMAR PANJA, with 5 wins between 1984 and 1998.
