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, 1999
Mahboob Zahedi
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1999
1,08,362
11.80% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
AITCAmal Kumar Dutta
- Votes
- 3,53,140
- Vote share
- 38.45%
- Behind by
- 1,08,362
Electors
11,83,616
Total votes polled
9,18,349
Valid votes
9,18,349
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 9,18,349 valid votes
Mahboob ZahediCPMwon
4,61,502
50.3%
Amal Kumar DuttaAITC
3,53,140
38.5%
Tuhin SamantaINC
91,204
9.9%
Salil DuttaCPI(ML)(L)
8,194
0.9%
Ranu GoldarBSP
2,831
0.3%
Ajoy MondalIND
1,478
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
