CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
Constituency no. 21 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
DEBI PROSAD PAL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
64,951
14.76% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDSHYAMAL BHATTACHERJEE
- Votes
- 1,47,686
- Vote share
- 33.56%
- Behind by
- 64,951
Electors
6,93,995
Total votes polled
4,40,124
Valid votes
4,40,124
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 1996
28 candidates · 4,40,124 valid votes
DEBI PROSAD PALINCwon
2,12,637
48.3%
SHYAMAL BHATTACHERJEEJD
1,47,686
33.6%
AMAL DUTTABJP
59,395
13.5%
HIMADRI BHUSAN KALIIND
4,374
1.0%
KANARAMIND
1,903
0.4%
TAPAN SEALIND
1,691
0.4%
RENA GHOSHIND
1,171
0.3%
SASANKA SAHAIND
1,061
0.2%
SADANAND SHARMAIND
967
0.2%
BIMALKUMAR BILOTIAIND
954
0.2%
SAJAL BARDHANSMP
710
0.2%
RANJIT KUMAR ROYSAP
684
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 28. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sudhangshu Seal | CPM | 1,51,772 | 42.15% | Subrata Mukherjee | 43,004 |
| 1999 | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | AITC | 2,06,684 | 46.60% | Rajdeo Goala | 94,170 |
| 1998 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | WBTC | 2,26,832 | 49.07% | SARALA MAHESWARI | 73,483 |
| 1996 | DEBI PROSAD PAL | INC | 2,12,637 | 48.31% | SHYAMAL BHATTACHERJEE | 64,951 |
| 1991 | DEBI PROSAD PAL | INC | 1,66,227 | 41.39% | DILIP CHAKRAVARTY | 31,819 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
