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541. Katwa

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-KATWA

CPM 49.5%won by 14.6%WBTC 34.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.3% to 14.6%.

  • New challengerWBTC (WBTC) finished second with 34.9% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.4% between them, down from 89.7% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.2% to 82.3%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
11,56,542
Turnout
82.3%
Valid votes
9,51,225
Margin
1,38,707
14.58%

Candidates

6 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1ZAHEDI MAHBOOBCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM4,70,54349.5%
  2. 2SWAPAN DEBNATHWBTC · WBTC3,31,83634.9%
  3. 3CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAHIndian National Congress · INC1,35,67214.3%
  4. 4KARTICK PALCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL7,8900.8%
  5. 5GOPINATH MANDIBahujan Samaj Party · BSP3,7150.4%
  6. 6LUTPHAR RAHAMANJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM1,5690.2%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–WBTC swing
−35.9%
CPM share
50.5% → 49.5%
WBTC share
0.0% → 34.9%
Turnout
84.5% → 82.3%
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