2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOUGATA RAY — 528,579 votes
Rank 2: SILBHADRA DATTA — 457,919 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 70,660
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
WEST BENGAL · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOUGATA RAY — 528,579 votes
Rank 2: SILBHADRA DATTA — 457,919 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 70,660
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOUGATA RAY — 512,062 votes
Rank 2: SAMIK BHATTACHARYA — 459,060 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 53,002
Rank 1 (archive winner): SAUGATA ROY — 483,244 votes
Rank 2: ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA — 328,310 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 154,934
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOUGATA RAY — 458,988 votes
Rank 2: AMITAVA NANDY — 438,510 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 20,478
Rank 1 (archive winner): AMITAVA NANDY — 619,325 votes
Rank 2: TAPAN SIKDAR — 521,073 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 98,252
Rank 1 (archive winner): TAPAN SIKDAR — 614,471 votes
Rank 2: ANIL BHATTACHARYA — 479,910 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 134,561
Rank 1 (archive winner): TAPAN SIKDAR — 631,383 votes
Rank 2: NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE — 493,978 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 137,405
Rank 1 (archive winner): NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE — 580,455 votes
Rank 2: ASHUTOSH LAHA — 522,164 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 58,291
Rank 1 (archive winner): NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE — 446,564 votes
Rank 2: LAL BAHADUR SINGH — 341,699 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 104,865
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.