Howrah (WB-24): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSI

INCINC

Margin33,9313.5%

Winner votes4,59,05947.9%

ReservationGEN

INCCPMBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSI INC	4,59,059	47.9%
2	SUSANTA CHAKRABORTY CPM	4,25,128	44.4%
3	ASHISH RAY BJP	58,367	6.1%
4	PROBIR PAUL IND	2,870	0.3%
5	RABINDRA NATH GHOSAL IND	2,178	0.2%
6	MD. YAKUB IND	1,450	0.1%
7	MANJURUL MANNAN IND	1,388	0.1%
8	RANJIT CHATTERJEE IND	1,269	0.1%
9	ANIL BARAN DAS AMB	1,027	0.1%
10	SEKH ABDUL MOMIN IND	959	0.1%
11	KAILASH OJHA IND	835	0.1%
12	RAMBILAS PROSAD IND	724	0.1%
13	AMITABH BOSE IND	593	0.1%
14	DAB SILPI GOPAL DEY IND	552	0.1%
15	PROBIR KUMAR DAS IND	518	0.1%
16	SHAILESH KUMAR PANDEY IND	366	0.0%
17	SALIL CHATTERJEE IND	348	0.0%
18	PANKAJ MALLICK IND	319	0.0%
19	RAJESH KUMAR BHUTRA IND	303	0.0%
20	DULAL MAL IND	287	0.0%

Turnout73.1%Votes cast9,58,540Electors13,11,094

1998

DR BIKRAM SARKAR

WBTCNDA (NDA)

Margin6,5350.7%

Winner votes4,37,22443.2%

ReservationGEN

WBTCCPMINCINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DR BIKRAM SARKAR WBTC	4,37,224	43.2%
2	SWADESH CHAKRABORTY CPM	4,30,689	42.5%
3	AMBICA BANERJEE INC	1,34,787	13.3%
4	PROF DR SUSHEN MONDAL IND	1,794	0.2%
5	RANJIT CHATTERJEE IND	1,339	0.1%
6	MD SHAFI ALAM IND	1,263	0.1%
7	ALOKE BARMAN IND	1,178	0.1%
8	MUHAMMAD YAKUB IND	1,152	0.1%
9	AMAR NATH OJHA IND	1,123	0.1%
10	SHRIKANT UPADHYAY IND	699	0.1%
11	ALOKE BANERJEE IND	514	0.1%
12	BIMAN CHANDRA ROY IND	447	0.0%
13	NANDALAL SHOW IND	293	0.0%

Turnout74.0%Votes cast10,12,502Electors13,67,313