CALCUTTA SOUTH
Constituency no. 23 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1989
BIPLAB DASGUPTA
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1989
25,156
3.46% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCBHOLANATH SEN
- Votes
- 3,38,518
- Vote share
- 46.61%
- Behind by
- 25,156
Electors
10,13,580
Total votes polled
7,26,343
Valid votes
7,26,343
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.7%
Full result, 1989
7 candidates · 7,26,343 valid votes
BIPLAB DASGUPTACPMwon
3,63,674
50.1%
BHOLANATH SENINC
3,38,518
46.6%
JNANENDRA BANERJEEBJP
18,418
2.5%
BANERJEE SANKAR SOMIND
2,213
0.3%
SOURENDRA NATH MITRAIND
1,459
0.2%
ARUN GHOSHIND
1,065
0.1%
UTPAL ROYIND
996
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mamata Banerjee | AITC | 3,93,561 | 50.93% | Rabin Deb | 98,429 |
| 1999 | Mamata Banerjee | AITC | 4,69,103 | 58.26% | Subhankar Chakraborty | 2,14,008 |
| 1998 | MAMATA BANERJEE | WBTC | 5,03,551 | 59.37% | PRASANTA SUR | 2,24,081 |
| 1996 | MAMATA BANERJEE | INC | 4,38,252 | 52.51% | BHARATI MUKHERJEE | 1,03,261 |
| 1991 | MAMATA BANERJEE (W) | INC | 3,67,896 | 52.46% | BIPLAB DAS GUPTA | 93,663 |
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 SOUTH constituency in 2004?
Mamata Banerjee (AITC) won CALCUTTA SOUTH in 2004, by a margin of 98,429 votes.
Which party has won CALCUTTA SOUTH the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has CALCUTTA SOUTH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won CALCUTTA SOUTH the most times?
Mamata Banerjee, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
