Election
Constituency

56. Burdwan

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957

WB-BURDWAN

CPI 48.6%won by 1.2%INC 47.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.7% to 1.2%.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
31,925
Margin
393
1.23%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPIINC swing
−7.5%
CPI share
50.9% 48.6%
INC share
42.2% 47.4%
Turnout