West Bengal · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 SC
Sandhya Bauri of Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) won the Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 173,241 votes (20.10%).
5 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,064,074 registered electors and 862,530 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 81.10%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
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In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Sandhya Bauri of Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) secured victory in the Bishnupur constituency (West Bengal) with a margin of 173,241 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 1,064,074 registered electors, 862,530 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 81.10%. A total of 5 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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