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Constituency

114. Sabang

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957

WB-SABANG

INC 50.3%won by 14.6%BJS 35.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.2% to 14.6%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 35.7% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.1% of the vote between them, up from 70.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
37,502
Margin
5,481
14.62%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−22.3%
INC share
37.0% 50.3%
BJS share
0.0% 35.7%
Turnout