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, 1998
ZAHEDI MAHBOOB
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1998
1,38,707
14.58% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
WBTCSWAPAN DEBNATH
- Votes
- 3,31,836
- Vote share
- 34.89%
- Behind by
- 1,38,707
Electors
11,56,542
Total votes polled
9,51,225
Valid votes
9,51,225
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.3%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 9,51,225 valid votes
ZAHEDI MAHBOOBCPMwon
4,70,543
49.5%
SWAPAN DEBNATHWBTC
3,31,836
34.9%
CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAHINC
1,35,672
14.3%
KARTICK PALCPI(ML)(L)
7,890
0.8%
GOPINATH MANDIBSP
3,715
0.4%
LUTPHAR RAHAMANJMM
1,569
0.2%
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
