Election
Constituency

179. Contai North

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1962

WB-CONTAI-NORTH

INC 54.1%won by 27.1%CPI 27.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Praja Socialist Party (PSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 27.1%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 49.9% to 54.1% of the vote here (+4.1%).
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 27.0% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.1% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
44,397
Margin
12,013
27.06%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
PSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPI swing
−22.9%
INC share
49.9% 54.1%
CPI share
0.0% 27.0%
Turnout