CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
Constituency no. 21 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY
WBTC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1998
73,483
15.90% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPMSARALA MAHESWARI
- Votes
- 1,53,349
- Vote share
- 33.17%
- Behind by
- 73,483
Electors
6,95,698
Total votes polled
4,62,269
Valid votes
4,62,269
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.5%
Full result, 1998
14 candidates · 4,62,269 valid votes
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAYWBTCwon
2,26,832
49.1%
SARALA MAHESWARICPM
1,53,349
33.2%
DEBIPRASAD PALINC
75,047
16.2%
KANA RAMSHS
1,421
0.3%
RAMEN PANDEYIND
1,393
0.3%
ABDUL SAMAD SARDARAIICS
845
0.2%
ASHOKE DUTTAIND
777
0.2%
GHOLAM MOHAMMADIND
698
0.1%
NARAYAN SAHAIND
597
0.1%
ASHOK PANDEYSAP
480
0.1%
BIHARI LAL THALIAIND
323
0.1%
SULTAN AHMED TARAFDERIND
206
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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
