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Indian political election in West Bengal
1999 Indian general election in West Bengal|
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All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha |
Turnout | 75.05%[2] ( 4.22 pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The 1999 Indian general election in West Bengal was held on 1st October to elect 42 members of the 12th Lok Sabha.
Election schedule[edit]
Poll event
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Phase
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V
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Notification Date
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03 September[3]
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Last Date for filing nomination
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10 September[4]
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Scrutiny of nomination
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15 September[5]
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Last Date for withdrawal of nomination
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17 September[6]
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Date of poll
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01 October[7]
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Date of counting of votes/Result
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05 October[8]
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No. of constituencies
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42
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Parties and alliances[edit]
- Left Front
- National Democratic Alliance
- United Progressive Alliance
- Others
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Results by constituency[edit]
Constituency
|
Winner
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Runner Up
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Margin
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No.
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Name
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Party
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Alliance
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Party
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Alliance
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
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1
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Cooch Behar (SC)
|
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AIFB
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LF
|
Amar Roy Pradhan
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443,148
|
49.69%
|
Ambika Charan Choudhury
|
|
AITC
|
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NDA
|
334,983
|
37.56%
|
108,165
|
2
|
Alipurduars (ST)
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RSP
|
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LF
|
Joachim Baxla
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389,919
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51.25%
|
Dhirendra Narjinarai
|
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BJP
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NDA
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236,786
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31.12%
|
153,133
|
3
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Jalpaiguri
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CPI(M)
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LF
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Minati Sen
|
405,785
|
48.78%
|
Kalyan Chakraborty
|
|
AITC
|
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NDA
|
296,848
|
35.69%
|
108,937
|
4
|
Darjeeling
|
|
CPI(M)
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LF
|
S. P. Lepcha
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256,826
|
44.24%
|
Nar Bahadur Khatiwada
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INC
|
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UPA
|
144,857
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24.96%
|
111,969
|
5
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Raiganj
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INC
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UPA
|
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
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409,331
|
46.74%
|
Subrata Mukherjee
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CPI(M)
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LF
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334,076
|
38.15%
|
75,255
|
6
|
Balurghat (SC)
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|
RSP
|
|
LF
|
Ranen Barman
|
375,669
|
44.67%
|
Subhash Chandra Barman
|
|
BJP
|
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NDA
|
312,748
|
37.19%
|
62,921
|
7
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Malda
|
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INC
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UPA
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A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
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325,833
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40.22%
|
Sailen Sarkar
|
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CPI(M)
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LF
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301,280
|
37.19%
|
24,553
|
8
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Jangipur
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|
CPI(M)
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LF
|
Abul Hasnat Khan
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352,580
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45.47%
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Mainul Haque
|
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INC
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UPA
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291,263
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37.56%
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61,317
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9
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Murshidabad
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CPI(M)
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LF
|
Moinul Hassan
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391,366
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47.30%
|
Abdul Mannan Hossain
|
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INC
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UPA
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268,006
|
32.39%
|
123,360
|
10
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Baharampur
|
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INC
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UPA
|
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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434,073
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46.86%
|
Promothes Mukherjee
|
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RSP
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LF
|
338,682
|
36.56%
|
35,391
|
11
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Krishnagar
|
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BJP
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NDA
|
Satyabrata Mookherjee
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366,954
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43.82%
|
Dilip Chakraborty
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CPI(M)
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LF
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344,720
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41.16%
|
22,234
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12
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Nabadwip (SC)
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AITC
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NDA
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Ananda Mohan Biswas
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459,319
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45.84%
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Asim Bala
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CPI(M)
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LF
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420,184
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41.93%
|
39,135
|
13
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Barasat
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AITC
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NDA
|
Ranjit Kumar Panja
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518,520
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50.28%
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Saral Deb
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AIFB
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LF
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421,620
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40.88%
|
96,900
|
14
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Basirhat
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CPI
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LF
|
Ajay Chakraborty
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407,903
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47.64%
|
M. Nuruzzaman
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AITC
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NDA
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325,316
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37.99%
|
82,587
|
15
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Jaynagar (SC)
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RSP
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LF
|
Sanat Kumar Mandal
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396,383
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49.39%
|
Krishna Pada Majumder
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BJP
|
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NDA
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284,082
|
35.40%
|
112,301
|
16
|
Mathurapur (SC)
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|
CPI(M)
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|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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17
|
Diamond Harbour
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
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18
|
Jadavpur
|
|
AITC
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NDA
|
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
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|
|
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19
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Barrackpore
|
|
CPI(M)
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LF
|
|
|
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AITC
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NDA
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|
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20
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Dum Dum
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BJP
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NDA
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|
|
|
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CPI(M)
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LF
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|
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|
21
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Calcutta North West
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|
AITC
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NDA
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
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LF
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|
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22
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Calcutta North East
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AITC
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NDA
|
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
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LF
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|
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23
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Calcutta South
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AITC
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NDA
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
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LF
|
|
|
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24
|
Howrah
|
|
CPI(M)
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|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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25
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Uluberia
|
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CPI(M)
|
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LF
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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26
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Serampore
|
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AITC
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NDA
|
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
|
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LF
|
|
|
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27
|
Hooghly
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
|
28
|
Arambagh
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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BJP
|
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NDA
|
|
|
|
29
|
Panskura
|
|
CPI
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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30
|
Tamluk
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
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NDA
|
|
|
|
31
|
Contai
|
|
AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
32
|
Medinipur
|
|
CPI
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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BJP
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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33
|
Jhargram (ST)
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
34
|
Purulia
|
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AIFB
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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BJP
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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35
|
Bankura
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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IND
|
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NDA
|
|
|
|
36
|
Vishnupur (SC)
|
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CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
37
|
Durgapur (SC)
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
|
BJP
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
38
|
Asansol
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
39
|
Burdwan
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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BJP
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
40
|
Katwa
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
41
|
Bolpur
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
|
AITC
|
|
NDA
|
|
|
|
42
|
Birbhum (SC)
|
|
CPI(M)
|
|
LF
|
|
|
|
|
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BJP
|
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NDA
|
|
|
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Results by alliance or party[edit]
21
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
CPI(M)
|
AITC
|
INC
|
RSP
|
CPI
|
BJP
|
AIFB
|
Parties/ Alliance
|
Popular vote
|
Seats
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Votes
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%
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±pp
|
Contested
|
Won
|
+/−
|
|
LF
|
|
CPI(M)
|
12,553,991
|
35.57%
|
0.16 pp
|
32
|
21
|
3
|
|
RSP
|
1,500,653
|
4.25%
|
0.23 pp
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
CPI
|
1,223,879
|
3.47%
|
0.17 pp
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
AIFB
|
1,215,911
|
3.45%
|
0.15 pp
|
3
|
2
|
|
Total
|
16,494,434
|
46.74%
|
0.36 pp
|
42
|
29
|
4
|
|
NDA
|
|
AITC
|
9,189,631
|
26.04%
|
1.61 pp
|
28
|
8
|
1
|
|
BJP
|
3,928,424
|
11.13%
|
0.93 pp
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
|
IND
|
274,722
|
0.78%
|
New
|
1
|
0
|
New
|
Total
|
13,118,055
|
37.91%
|
1.32 pp
|
41
|
10
|
2
|
|
UPA
|
|
INC
|
4,688,932
|
13.29%
|
1.91 pp
|
41
|
3
|
2
|
|
JKP(N)
|
101,441
|
0.29%
|
0.21 pp
|
2
|
0
|
|
Total
|
4,790,373
|
13.58%
|
2.12 pp
|
43
|
3
|
2
|
|
Others
|
223,427
|
0.66%
|
0.37 pp
|
60
|
0
|
|
|
IND
|
391,954
|
1.11%
|
0.07 pp
|
121
|
0
|
|
Total
|
35,292,965
|
100%
|
-
|
309
|
42
|
-
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]