2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): PRASANTA PRADHAN — 464,743 votes
Rank 2: NITISH SENGUPTA — 405,553 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 59,190
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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CONTAI — year-by-year comparison
WEST BENGAL · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): NEETISH SENGUPTA — 395,048 votes
Rank 2: SUDHIR GIRI — 382,915 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 12,133
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): SUDHIR GIRI — 394,017 votes
Rank 2: AKHIL GIRI — 319,159 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 74,858
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): SUDHIR GIRI — 397,028 votes
Rank 2: NITISH SENGUPTA — 372,986 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 24,042
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): SUDHIR GIRI — 323,390 votes
Rank 2: ABHA MAITI (W) — 300,274 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 23,116
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