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15. Mekliganj

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957

WB-MEKLIGANJ

INC 43.5%won by 11.4%FBM 32.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.4% to 11.4%.

  • New challengerFBM (FBM) finished second with 32.1% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.5% between them, down from 88.0% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
21,844
Margin
2,490
11.40%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEEIndian National Congress · INC9,49343.5%
  2. 2AMARENDRA NATH ROY PRODHANFBM · FBM7,00332.1%
  3. 3MUKUNDA MOHAN SINGHA SARKARIndependent · IND3,34415.3%
  4. 4MONORANJAN GUHA ROYIndependent · IND1,1735.4%
  5. 5DEBABRATA SINGHAHMS · HMS8313.8%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–FBM swing
−34.3%
INC share
45.7% → 43.5%
FBM share
0.0% → 32.1%
Turnout
— → —
14. Mathabhanga16. Balurghat
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