Lok Sabha · WB-26

Serampore

1991

SUDARSAN ROY CHOWDHURY

CPMJanata Dal

Margin44,4975.6%

Winner votes3,66,53546.2%

ReservationGEN

CPMINCBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SUDARSAN ROY CHOWDHURY CPM	3,66,535	46.2%
2	BIMALKANTI GHOSH INC	3,22,038	40.6%
3	DWARKA PRASAD THIRANI BJP	91,289	11.5%
4	PRASANTASANKAR GHATAK IND	3,285	0.4%
5	GAUTAM BANERJEE IND	2,831	0.4%
6	SAMIR KUMAR MITRA BSP	2,795	0.3%
7	MILAN MOOKHERJEE IND	1,491	0.2%
8	PREM NATH THAKUR DDP	1,149	0.1%
9	DEB KUMAR DUTTA IND	1,024	0.1%
10	INDRAJIT SEAL IND	801	0.1%

Turnout70.8%Votes cast7,93,238Electors11,21,057

1996

PRADIP BHATTACHARYA

INCINC

Margin5,4630.6%

Winner votes4,49,20546.4%

ReservationGEN

INCCPMBJPAIIC(T)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRADIP BHATTACHARYA INC	4,49,205	46.4%
2	SUDARSAN ROY CHAUDHURI CPM	4,43,742	45.9%
3	DEBABRATA CHOWDHARY BJP	60,122	6.2%
4	SWARAJ MUKHOPADHYAY AIIC(T)	9,600	1.0%
5	SHARAD GOUTAM IND	2,673	0.3%
6	GOPAL SARKAR IND	1,199	0.1%
7	ASIT KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAY IND	807	0.1%

Turnout77.4%Votes cast9,67,348Electors12,49,680

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates10 → 7

Margin range5,463 – 44,497

Serampore (WB-26): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots