West Bengal · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 GEN
Basanta Kumar Das of Indian National Congress won the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 85,408 votes (25.70%).
The constituency had 513,853 registered electors and 332,199 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 64.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Basanta Kumar Das of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Medinipur constituency (West Bengal) with a margin of 85,408 votes.
Out of 513,853 registered electors, 332,199 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 64.70%. A total of 0 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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