2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): MAHBOOB ZAHEDI — 494,716 votes
Rank 2: AHMED SULTAN — 351,367 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 143,349
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WEST BENGAL · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): MAHBOOB ZAHEDI — 461,502 votes
Rank 2: AMAL KUMAR DUTTA — 353,140 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 108,362
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): ZAHEDI MAHBOOB — 470,543 votes
Rank 2: SWAPAN DEBNATH — 331,836 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 138,707
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): MAHABOOB ZAHEDI — 475,264 votes
Rank 2: NURUL ISLAM — 369,062 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 106,202
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHRY — 404,358 votes
Rank 2: NURUL ISLAM — 249,634 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 154,724
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