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Constituency

33. Murshidabad

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957

WB-MURSHIDABAD

INC 49.4%won by 3.0%IND 46.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.2% to 3.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from KMPP (KMPP) to Independent (IND).

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
34,493
Margin
1,036
3.00%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−48.9%
INC share
60.0% 49.4%
IND share
8.1% 46.4%
Turnout