CALCUTTA SOUTH
Constituency no. 23 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
MAMATA BANERJEE
WBTC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1998
2,24,081
26.42% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPMPRASANTA SUR
- Votes
- 2,79,470
- Vote share
- 32.95%
- Behind by
- 2,24,081
Electors
11,78,748
Total votes polled
8,48,194
Valid votes
8,48,194
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.0%
Full result, 1998
10 candidates · 8,48,194 valid votes
MAMATA BANERJEEWBTCwon
5,03,551
59.4%
PRASANTA SURCPM
2,79,470
33.0%
SOUGATA RAYINC
56,725
6.7%
PARTHA SARATHI GHOSHIND
1,937
0.2%
SALIK RAM SHAWRJD
1,498
0.2%
G JOSEPHIND
1,497
0.2%
RINA SUTRADHARIND
1,447
0.2%
ADRISH BHATTACHARYAIND
1,236
0.1%
ADDY SAMIR KUMARIND
493
0.1%
PARESH NATH BANERJEEIND
340
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.
