Katwa

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Mahaboob Zahedi

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
106,202
Margin %
11.10%
Total Electors
1,114,733
Votes Polled
960,916
Turnout
86.20%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
8
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
628
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Mahaboob Zahedi

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

475,264
49.50%
Male
#2
Nurul Islam

Indian National Congress

369,062
38.40%
Male
#3
Shiba Prasad Roy

Bharatiya Janata Party

77,338
8.00%
Male
#4
Gopenath Baskey

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

9,078
0.90%
Male
#5
Paresh Banerjee

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

6,277
0.70%
Male
#6
Gopinath Mandi

Independent

1,962
0.20%
Male
#7
Sk. Younush Rahaman

Independent

1,464
0.20%
Male
#8
Brahamdeo Narayan Singh

Independent

1,356
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Mahaboob Zahedi Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 475,264 49.50%
2 Nurul Islam Indian National Congress 369,062 38.40%
3 Shiba Prasad Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 77,338 8.00%
4 Gopenath Baskey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 9,078 0.90%
5 Paresh Banerjee Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 6,277 0.70%
6 Gopinath Mandi Independent 1,962 0.20%
7 Sk. Younush Rahaman Independent 1,464 0.20%
8 Brahamdeo Narayan Singh Independent 1,356 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Mahaboob Zahedi (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Katwa Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 106,202 votes (11.10%%).

The voter turnout in Katwa for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 86.20%%.

8 candidates contested from Katwa constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Katwa is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.