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78. Baranagar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1962

WB-BARANAGAR

CPI 57.0%won by 18.7%INC 38.3%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.7% to 18.7%.

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
71,671
Margin
13,412
18.71%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1JYOTI BASUCommunist Party of India · CPI40,83057.0%
  2. 2DHIRENDRA NATH CHATTOPADHYAYIndian National Congress · INC27,41838.3%
  3. 3KAMAKHYA KUMAR GUHAJS · JS1,4852.1%
  4. 4BIJOY RATNA SEN SHARMAPraja Socialist Party · PSP9741.4%
  5. 5SANKAR GHOSHHMS · HMS4900.7%
  6. 6SANNYASI CHARAN NATHSwatantra Party · SWA3070.4%
  7. 7MOHINI MOHAN BANDOPADHYAYIndependent · IND1670.2%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–INC swing
−1.0%
CPI share
59.2% → 57.0%
INC share
39.5% → 38.3%
Turnout
— → —
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