Lok Sabha · WB-23

Calcutta South

1996

MAMATA BANERJEE

INCINC

Margin1,03,26112.4%

Winner votes4,38,25252.5%

ReservationGEN

INCCPMBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAMATA BANERJEE INC	4,38,252	52.5%
2	BHARATI MUKHERJEE CPM	3,34,991	40.1%
3	SANTI ROY BJP	45,066	5.4%
4	BULU CHATTERJEE IND	3,439	0.4%
5	SUSHIL CHANDRA MAJUMDAR IND	1,869	0.2%
6	D. GUHA IND	1,755	0.2%
7	TRIPTI DAS IND	1,589	0.2%
8	BANDANA BISWAS IND	1,572	0.2%
9	YASMEEN SEN GUPTA AIIC(T)	1,527	0.2%
10	LALITA SETH IND	1,482	0.2%
11	RAMAGARDI YADAV IND	1,285	0.1%
12	BABLU DUTTA IND	958	0.1%
13	MURARI MOHAN GHOSH IND	798	0.1%

Turnout71.5%Votes cast8,34,583Electors11,67,381

1998

MAMATA BANERJEE

WBTCNDA (NDA)

Margin2,24,08126.4%

Winner votes5,03,55159.4%

ReservationGEN

WBTCCPMINCINDRJD

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAMATA BANERJEE WBTC	5,03,551	59.4%
2	PRASANTA SUR CPM	2,79,470	33.0%
3	SOUGATA RAY INC	56,725	6.7%
4	PARTHA SARATHI GHOSH IND	1,937	0.2%
5	SALIK RAM SHAW RJD	1,498	0.2%
6	G JOSEPH IND	1,497	0.2%
7	RINA SUTRADHAR IND	1,447	0.2%
8	ADRISH BHATTACHARYA IND	1,236	0.1%
9	ADDY SAMIR KUMAR IND	493	0.1%
10	PARESH NATH BANERJEE IND	340	0.0%

Turnout72.0%Votes cast8,48,194Electors11,78,748

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates13 → 10

Margin range1,03,261 – 2,24,081