KATWA
Constituency no. 40 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called KATWA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1989
SAIFUDDIN CHAUDHURY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1989
1,09,109
13.65% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCNURUL ISLAM
- Votes
- 3,09,933
- Vote share
- 38.76%
- Behind by
- 1,09,109
Electors
9,69,983
Total votes polled
7,99,537
Valid votes
7,99,537
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.4%
Full result, 1989
8 candidates · 7,99,537 valid votes
SAIFUDDIN CHAUDHURYCPMwon
4,19,042
52.4%
NURUL ISLAMINC
3,09,933
38.8%
SHANTI ROYBJP
54,194
6.8%
BASKOY GOPENATHIND
9,568
1.2%
MAHADEB DALALJNPJP
2,993
0.4%
KASHINATH MUNSHIBSP
1,507
0.2%
GOPINATH MANDIIND
1,199
0.1%
RAJNATH KURMIDDP
1,101
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mahboob Zahedi | CPM | 4,94,716 | 51.20% | Ahmed Sultan | 1,43,349 |
| 1999 | Mahboob Zahedi | CPM | 4,61,502 | 50.25% | Amal Kumar Dutta | 1,08,362 |
| 1998 | ZAHEDI MAHBOOB | CPM | 4,70,543 | 49.47% | SWAPAN DEBNATH | 1,38,707 |
| 1996 | MAHABOOB ZAHEDI | CPM | 4,75,264 | 50.46% | NURUL ISLAM | 1,06,202 |
| 1991 | SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHRY | CPM | 4,04,358 | 50.24% | NURUL ISLAM | 1,54,724 |
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 KATWA constituency in 2004?
Mahboob Zahedi (CPM) won KATWA in 2004, by a margin of 1,43,349 votes.
Which party has won KATWA the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KATWA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won KATWA the most times?
Mahboob Zahedi, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
