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Constituency

202. Jhalda

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1962

WB-JHALDA

INC 51.8%won by 30.8%IND 21.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 13.2% to 30.8%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.8% between them, down from 84.8% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
29,759
Margin
9,180
30.85%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
+17.7%
INC share
49.0% 51.8%
IND share
35.8% 21.0%
Turnout