CALCUTTA SOUTH
Constituency no. 23 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1991
MAMATA BANERJEE (W)
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1991
93,663
13.36% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMBIPLAB DAS GUPTA
- Votes
- 2,74,233
- Vote share
- 39.10%
- Behind by
- 93,663
Electors
10,42,903
Total votes polled
7,01,290
Valid votes
7,01,290
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.2%
Full result, 1991
12 candidates · 7,01,290 valid votes
MAMATA BANERJEE (W)INCwon
3,67,896
52.5%
BIPLAB DAS GUPTACPM
2,74,233
39.1%
SOMRAJ DUTTABJP
50,541
7.2%
ASHOK KR. ROY CHOWDHURYIND
1,958
0.3%
SUSHIL CHANDRA MAJUMDERIND
1,779
0.3%
PARIMAL KANTI RAYBSP
1,121
0.2%
PRITI MAZUMDER (W)IND
877
0.1%
BANDANA BISWAS (W)IND
837
0.1%
HARI SHANKAR SAHDDP
792
0.1%
RAJRANCHHOR CHAND BHANDARIIND
548
0.1%
BHAGWAN DAS NATHANYHSS
413
0.1%
ARUN GHOSHIND
295
0.0%
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.
