Nabadwip, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Nabadwip (West Bengal) was won by Alakesh Das (CPI (Marxist)) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 9,991 votes over Nilima Nag ( Mallick). This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Nabadwip, West Bengal, from 1951 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1951–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Lakshmi Kanta Maitra Indian National Congress 91,464 57.5% Kumaresh Chandra (Independent) 39,521 (24.9 pts)
1957 Ila Pal Choudhury Indian National Congress 134,084 61.2% Kumaresh Chandra (Independent) 49,104 (22.4 pts)
1962 Haripada Chattopadhyay Independent 152,869 52.3% Ila Pal Choudhuri (Indian National Congress) 13,237 (4.5 pts)
1967 P. R. Thakur. BAC 215,463 61.2% J. C. Biswas (Indian National Congress) 79,096 (22.5 pts)
1971 Bibha Ghosh CPI (Marxist) 176,543 46.9% Promotha Ranjan Thakur (Indian National Congress) 10,600 (2.8 pts)
1977 Bibha Ghosh (Goswami ) CPI (Marxist) 193,714 53.7% Nitaipada Sarkar (Communist Party of India) 87,286 (24.2 pts)
1980 Bidha Gohse (Goswami) CPI (Marxist) 301,296 54.7% Anada Mohan Biswas (Congress (I)) 83,465 (15.2 pts)
1984 Bibha Ghosh (Goswami) CPI (Marxist) 341,188 50.0% Apurba Lal Majumdar (Indian National Congress) 6,652 (1.0 pts)
1989 Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 469,062 51.9% Ananda Mohan Biswas (Indian National Congress) 52,663 (5.8 pts)
1991 Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 418,374 46.7% Apuurbalal Majumdar (Indian National Congress) 66,577 (7.4 pts)
1996 Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 522,151 47.0% Protap Kanti Roy (Indian National Congress) 39,068 (3.5 pts)
1998 Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 463,813 43.0% Dr Ramendranath Biswas (West Bengal Trinamool Congress) 41,154 (3.8 pts)
1999 Ananda Mohan Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 459,319 45.8% Asim Bala (CPI (Marxist)) 39,135 (3.9 pts)
2004 Alakesh Das CPI (Marxist) 560,176 47.6% Nilima Nag ( Mallick) (All India Trinamool Congress) 9,991 (0.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lakshmi Kanta Maitra Indian National Congress 91,464 57.5%
Kumaresh Chandra Independent 51,943 32.7%
Hemanta Kumar Sarkar Independent 10,997 6.9%
Netai Chand Bhattacherjee Independent 4,621 2.9%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ila Pal Choudhury Indian National Congress 134,084 61.2%
Kumaresh Chandra Independent 84,980 38.8%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Haripada Chattopadhyay Independent 152,869 52.3%
Ila Pal Choudhuri Indian National Congress 139,632 47.7%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. R. Thakur. BAC 215,463 61.2%
J. C. Biswas Indian National Congress 136,367 38.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bibha Ghosh CPI (Marxist) 176,543 46.9%
Promotha Ranjan Thakur Indian National Congress 165,943 44.1%
Bejoy Krishna Sarkar Congress (O) 20,111 5.3%
Rajenda Nath Biswas BAC 13,995 3.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bibha Ghosh (Goswami ) CPI (Marxist) 193,714 53.7%
Nitaipada Sarkar Communist Party of India 106,428 29.5%
Promatha Ranjan Thakur Independent 52,962 14.7%
Haripada Biswas Independent 6,344 1.8%
Ganendra Prosad Burman Independent 1,406 0.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bidha Gohse (Goswami) CPI (Marxist) 301,296 54.7%
Anada Mohan Biswas Congress (I) 217,831 39.5%
Nilkamal Sarker Janata Party 19,618 3.6%
Krishnendu Biswas RPI 4,901 0.9%
Sushil Kumar Ray Congress (U) 4,513 0.8%
Amulya Kumar Biswas Janata Party (Secular) 2,710 0.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bibha Ghosh (Goswami) CPI (Marxist) 341,188 50.0%
Apurba Lal Majumdar Indian National Congress 334,536 49.0%
Bhabesh Dhara ICS 4,798 0.7%
Madhu Sudan Bala Independent 2,301 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 469,062 51.9%
Ananda Mohan Biswas Indian National Congress 416,399 46.0%
Tushar Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 8,672 1.0%
Madhusudan Bala Independent 5,240 0.6%
Bipad Vanjan Ray Independent 4,357 0.5%
Birendra Nath Poodar Independent 797 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 418,374 46.7%
Apuurbalal Majumdar Indian National Congress 351,797 39.2%
Haripada Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party 109,492 12.2%
Sambhu Nath Das Independent 7,113 0.8%
Satya Ranjan Ray Bahujan Samaj Party 6,090 0.7%
Kiran Mandal Independent 2,455 0.3%
Nadir Chand Mandal Independent 1,289 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 522,151 47.0%
Protap Kanti Roy Indian National Congress 483,083 43.5%
Haripada Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party 80,298 7.2%
Satish Chandra Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 10,921 1.0%
Bimal Chandra Adhikary Independent 8,253 0.7%
Rekha Bose AIIC(T) 2,299 0.2%
Nadiar Chand Mandal Independent 1,914 0.2%
Birendra Nath Podder BKUS 1,552 0.1%
Apurba Lal Mazumder Independent 914 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 463,813 43.0%
Dr Ramendranath Biswas West Bengal Trinamool Congress 422,659 39.2%
Protap Kanti Roy Indian National Congress 176,485 16.4%
Rampada Mallick Bahujan Samaj Party 14,599 1.4%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananda Mohan Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 459,319 45.8%
Asim Bala CPI (Marxist) 420,184 41.9%
Biswas Shashanka Shekhor Indian National Congress 108,464 10.8%
Susil Kumar Sarkar Bahujan Samaj Party 8,775 0.9%
Jiban Kabiraj CPI (ML) Liberation 3,532 0.4%
Madhu Sudan Mondal Independent 1,149 0.1%
Satyendra Nath Mondal Independent 334 0.0%
Dina Bandhu Biswas Independent 327 0.0%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alakesh Das CPI (Marxist) 560,176 47.6%
Nilima Nag ( Mallick) All India Trinamool Congress 550,185 46.7%
Howladar Nripendra Nath Indian National Congress 24,268 2.1%
Satish Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 15,719 1.3%
Basu Dev Bachhar Independent 11,139 0.9%
Parimal Dhali Independent 8,318 0.7%
Gopal Biswas Independent 3,710 0.3%
Paramesh Chandra Biswas Independent 2,219 0.2%
Amitosh Biswas Independent 2,037 0.2%

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 24.9 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 22.4 pts 1962: Independent margin 4.5 pts 1967: BAC margin 22.5 pts 1971: CPI (Marxist) margin 2.8 pts 1977: CPI (Marxist) margin 24.2 pts 1980: CPI (Marxist) margin 15.2 pts 1984: CPI (Marxist) margin 1.0 pts 1989: CPI (Marxist) margin 5.8 pts 1991: CPI (Marxist) margin 7.4 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 3.5 pts 1998: CPI (Marxist) margin 3.8 pts 1999: All India Trinamool Congress margin 3.9 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 0.9 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Nabadwip has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Independent, BAC, CPI (Marxist), All India Trinamool Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Nabadwip in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Alakesh Das (CPI (Marxist)) won Nabadwip, West Bengal, in 2004 with 560,176 votes (47.6%), a margin of 9,991 votes over Nilima Nag ( Mallick).

Which parties have won Nabadwip since 1951?

Since 1951, Nabadwip has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, BAC, CPI (Marxist), Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Nabadwip?

The closest result on record for Nabadwip was 2004, when CPI (Marxist) beat All India Trinamool Congress by just 9,991 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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