Who won Katwa in the 2001 Assembly election?

RABINDRANATH CHATTERJEE of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Katwa in the 2001 Assembly election with 77,952 votes (53.5% vote share), a margin of 16,819 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

280. Katwa

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 2001

WB-KATWA

INC 53.5%won by 11.5%CPM 41.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.3% to 11.5%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate

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not in source

Turnout

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not in source

Valid votes

1,45,748

Margin

16,819

11.54%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC

1RABINDRANATH CHATTERJEE Indian National Congress · INC77,95253.5%
2KANAK KANTI GOSWAMI Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM61,13341.9%
3SWARAJ KUMAR DEY Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP6,6634.6%

Since 1996

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–CPM swing: +6.3%
INC share: 50.4% → 53.5%
CPM share: 45.2% → 41.9%
Turnout: — → —

279. Purbasthali 281. Mangalkot

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