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155. Bhadreswar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1962

WB-BHADRESWAR

CPI 52.7%won by 9.8%INC 42.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 9.8%.

  • CPI vote shareCPI went from 0.0% to 52.7% of the vote here (+52.7%).

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
43,899
Margin
4,320
9.84%

Candidates

5 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1GIRIJA BHUSAN MUKHERJEECommunist Party of India · CPI23,13752.7%
  2. 2BYOMKESH MAJUMDARIndian National Congress · INC18,81742.9%
  3. 3BIBHAS CHANDRA GHOSHPraja Socialist Party · PSP9972.3%
  4. 4SACHINANDAN CHATTOPADHYAYSwarna Bharat Party · SBP6691.5%
  5. 5BHAGWANDAS GUPTAIndependent · IND2790.6%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPIflipped
CPI–INC swing
+65.3%
CPI share
0.0% → 52.7%
INC share
55.5% → 42.9%
Turnout
— → —
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