CALCUTTA SOUTH
Constituency no. 23 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
MAMATA BANERJEE
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
1,03,261
12.37% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMBHARATI MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 3,34,991
- Vote share
- 40.14%
- Behind by
- 1,03,261
Electors
11,67,381
Total votes polled
8,34,583
Valid votes
8,34,583
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.5%
Full result, 1996
13 candidates · 8,34,583 valid votes
MAMATA BANERJEEINCwon
4,38,252
52.5%
BHARATI MUKHERJEECPM
3,34,991
40.1%
SANTI ROYBJP
45,066
5.4%
BULU CHATTERJEEIND
3,439
0.4%
SUSHIL CHANDRA MAJUMDARIND
1,869
0.2%
D. GUHAIND
1,755
0.2%
TRIPTI DASIND
1,589
0.2%
BANDANA BISWASIND
1,572
0.2%
YASMEEN SEN GUPTAAIICT
1,527
0.2%
LALITA SETHIND
1,482
0.2%
RAMAGARDI YADAVIND
1,285
0.1%
BABLU DUTTAIND
958
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
