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Burdwan, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Burdwan (West Bengal) was won by Sk. Saidul Haque (CPI (Marxist)) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 108,237 votes over Nargis Begum. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Burdwan, West Bengal, from 1951 to 2009.

Full Election History, 1951–2009

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Atulla Ghose Indian National Congress 119,987 23.4% Mono Mohan Das (Indian National Congress) 17,464 (3.4 pts)
1957 Subiman Ghose FBM 107,670 50.5% Durgapade Chaudhuri (Indian National Congress) 2,050 (1.0 pts)
1962 Gurugobinda Basu Indian National Congress 155,485 55.8% Subiman Ghose (FB) 32,470 (11.7 pts)
1967 N. C. Chatterjee Independent 143,015 51.3% C. Chittaranjan (Indian National Congress) 36,086 (12.9 pts)
1971 Chatterjee Somnath CPI (Marxist) 203,645 56.7% Bholanath Sen (Indian National Congress) 64,080 (17.8 pts)
1977 Raj Krishna Dawn Bharatiya Lok Dal 190,318 53.7% Shyama Prasad Kundu (Indian National Congress) 71,003 (20.0 pts)
1980 Sushil Kumar Bhattacharya CPI (Marxist) 320,990 59.0% Chowdhury Narayan (Congress (I)) 119,727 (22.0 pts)
1984 Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 366,547 53.5% Pradyut Guha (Indian National Congress) 57,684 (8.4 pts)
1989 Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 515,140 61.3% Prodyut Guha (Indian National Congress) 195,530 (23.3 pts)
1991 Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 479,721 57.0% Asit Baran Patra (Indian National Congress) 221,892 (26.4 pts)
1996 Balai Ray CPI (Marxist) 578,279 59.9% Ritesh Kumar Dutta (Indian National Congress) 262,714 (27.2 pts)
1998 Sar Nikhilananda CPI (Marxist) 578,825 58.9% Prof (Smt) Santi Roy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 272,253 (27.7 pts)
1999 Sar Nikhilananda CPI (Marxist) 598,170 61.6% Anup Mukherjee (Bharatiya Janata Party) 301,683 (31.1 pts)
2004 Nikhilananda Sar CPI (Marxist) 673,091 67.5% Anindya Gopal Mitra (Bharatiya Janata Party) 471,351 (47.3 pts)
2009 Sk. Saidul Haque CPI (Marxist) 573,399 50.5% Nargis Begum (Indian National Congress) 108,237 (9.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Atulla Ghose Indian National Congress 119,987 23.4%
Mono Mohan Das Indian National Congress 102,523 20.0%
Subiman Ghose FBL(MG) 90,242 17.6%
Nalini Ranjan Sen Gupta Independent 71,092 13.9%
Haripada Mondal FBL(MG) 68,585 13.4%
Sarat Chandra Pandit KMPP 59,790 11.7%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Subiman Ghose FBM 107,670 50.5%
Durgapade Chaudhuri Indian National Congress 105,620 49.5%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurugobinda Basu Indian National Congress 155,485 55.8%
Subiman Ghose FB 123,015 44.2%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. C. Chatterjee Independent 143,015 51.3%
C. Chittaranjan Indian National Congress 106,929 38.3%
S. Ghose All India Forward Bloc 28,950 10.4%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chatterjee Somnath CPI (Marxist) 203,645 56.7%
Bholanath Sen Indian National Congress 139,565 38.9%
Dasarathi Tah Congress (O) 15,855 4.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raj Krishna Dawn Bharatiya Lok Dal 190,318 53.7%
Shyama Prasad Kundu Indian National Congress 119,315 33.7%
Narayan Chowdhury Independent 44,840 12.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sushil Kumar Bhattacharya CPI (Marxist) 320,990 59.0%
Chowdhury Narayan Congress (I) 201,263 37.0%
Satyararayan Roy Janata Party 10,386 1.9%
Sahadev Dutta Independent 5,174 1.0%
Hari Ballav Jha Janata Party (Secular) 4,031 0.7%
Ranuka Mitra Independent 2,439 0.4%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 366,547 53.5%
Pradyut Guha Indian National Congress 308,863 45.1%
Asit Mitra Independent 7,242 1.1%
Rajeshwar Mandal Independent 2,462 0.4%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 515,140 61.3%
Prodyut Guha Indian National Congress 319,610 38.0%
Bhrigunath Singh DDP 3,424 0.4%
Barun Kumar Basu Independent 2,516 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sudhir Ray CPI (Marxist) 479,721 57.0%
Asit Baran Patra Indian National Congress 257,829 30.6%
Satyen Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 90,242 10.7%
Syed Najibudden Janata Party 4,524 0.5%
Charan Hansda JMM 4,023 0.5%
Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury Independent 3,106 0.4%
Sambhunath Rajbhar DDP 1,994 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balai Ray CPI (Marxist) 578,279 59.9%
Ritesh Kumar Dutta Indian National Congress 315,565 32.7%
Satyendra Narayan Ray Bharatiya Janata Party 54,917 5.7%
Rabilal Hansda JMM 10,015 1.0%
Kaji Manowar Hossain Independent 2,884 0.3%
Bipul Dhali Independent 1,827 0.2%
Shib Ram Mazumdar Independent 1,035 0.1%
Muralidhar Tiwary Independent 589 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sar Nikhilananda CPI (Marxist) 578,825 58.9%
Prof (Smt) Santi Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 306,572 31.2%
Abhas Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress 94,997 9.7%
Rabilal Hasda JMM 2,713 0.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sar Nikhilananda CPI (Marxist) 598,170 61.6%
Anup Mukherjee Bharatiya Janata Party 296,487 30.5%
Rajkrishna Dawn Indian National Congress 67,096 6.9%
Chamaru Oram JMM 9,353 1.0%
Manab Bandopadhyay Nationalist Congress Party 648 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nikhilananda Sar CPI (Marxist) 673,091 67.5%
Anindya Gopal Mitra Bharatiya Janata Party 201,740 20.2%
Champak Garai Indian National Congress 88,217 8.8%
Shanti Murmu JDP 21,560 2.2%
Dinesh Chandra Sikdar Bahujan Samaj Party 12,416 1.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sk. Saidul Haque CPI (Marxist) 573,399 50.5%
Nargis Begum Indian National Congress 465,162 41.0%
Syed Ali Afzal Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 50,081 4.4%
Shyamali Roy Chowdhury Independent 13,316 1.2%
Madhu Sudan Shet AUDF 13,018 1.1%
Shiba Pada Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 9,627 0.8%
Suman Sarkar RDMP 5,326 0.5%
Ashoke Taru Mallick Samajwadi Party 5,099 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Indian National Congress margin 3.4 pts 1957: FBM margin 1.0 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 11.7 pts 1967: Independent margin 12.9 pts 1971: CPI (Marxist) margin 17.8 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 20.0 pts 1980: CPI (Marxist) margin 22.0 pts 1984: CPI (Marxist) margin 8.4 pts 1989: CPI (Marxist) margin 23.3 pts 1991: CPI (Marxist) margin 26.4 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 27.2 pts 1998: CPI (Marxist) margin 27.7 pts 1999: CPI (Marxist) margin 31.1 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 47.3 pts 2009: CPI (Marxist) margin 9.5 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Trend

Burdwan has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, FBM, Independent, CPI (Marxist), Bharatiya Lok Dal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Burdwan in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?

Sk. Saidul Haque (CPI (Marxist)) won Burdwan, West Bengal, in 2009 with 573,399 votes (50.5%), a margin of 108,237 votes over Nargis Begum.

Which parties have won Burdwan since 1951?

Since 1951, Burdwan has been won by: Bharatiya Lok Dal, CPI (Marxist), FBM, Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Burdwan?

The closest result on record for Burdwan was 1957, when FBM beat Indian National Congress by just 2,050 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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