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Constituency

41. Farakka

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1962

WB-FARAKKA

INC 46.2%won by 18.4%SWA 27.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.4% to 18.4%.

  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 27.8% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.0% between them, down from 80.9% — 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
—
not in source
Valid votes
22,094
Margin
4,060
18.38%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MOHAMAD GIASUDDINIndian National Congress · INC10,20346.2%
  2. 2T. A. NURANNABISwatantra Party · SWA6,14327.8%
  3. 3SWADHIN KUMAR GUPTAIndependent · IND4,24719.2%
  4. 4MODASHWAR HOSSAINIndependent · IND1,0844.9%
  5. 5JOHAD AHAMMAD BISWASIndependent · IND4171.9%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SWA swing
−28.3%
INC share
46.6% → 46.2%
SWA share
0.0% → 27.8%
Turnout
— → —
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