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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMMahboob Zahedi | AITCAhmed Sultan | 1,43,349 | 14.84% | 12 | 82.6% |
| 1999 | CPMMahboob Zahedi | AITCAmal Kumar Dutta | 1,08,362 | 11.80% | 6 | 77.6% |
| 1998 | CPMZAHEDI MAHBOOB | WBTCSWAPAN DEBNATH | 1,38,707 | 14.58% | 6 | 82.3% |
| 1996 | CPMMAHABOOB ZAHEDI | INCNURUL ISLAM | 1,06,202 | 11.28% | 8 | 84.5% |
| 1991 | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHOWDHRY | INDNURUL ISLAM | 1,54,724 | 19.22% | 7 | 79.7% |
| 1989 | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHAUDHURY | INCNURUL ISLAM | 1,09,109 | 13.65% | 8 | 82.4% |
| 1984 | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHOWDHURY | INCCHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH | 43,450 | 6.69% | 2 | 81.1% |
| 1980 | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHWDHURY | INC(I)DHIRENDRA NATH BASU | 1,21,160 | 22.56% | 3 | 75.3% |
| 1977 | INCDHIRENDRA NATH BASU | CPMSYED MANSUR HABIBULLAH | 11,880 | 3.30% | 3 | 62.6% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMSAROJ MUKHERJEE | INCDWAIPAYAN SEN | 68,487 | 18.52% | 3 | 69.7% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCD. SEN | CPMS. K. MUKHERJEE | 10,955 | 3.38% | 3 | 66.6% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPISARADISH ROY | INCANIL KUMAR CHANDA | 35,266 | 13.14% | 2 | 51.7% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
