Constituency
240. Katwa
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1962
WB-KATWA
CPI 56.8%won by 13.6%INC 43.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 13.6%.
- CPI vote shareCPI went from 42.7% to 56.8% of the vote here (+14.1%).
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
43,089
Margin
5,865
13.61%
Candidates
2 contested · winner CPI- 1SUBODH CHOUDHURYCommunist Party of India · CPI24,47756.8%
- 2NITYANANDA THAKURIndian National Congress · INC18,61243.2%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- CPIflipped
- CPI–INC swing
- +25.2%
- CPI share
- 42.7% → 56.8%
- INC share
- 54.3% → 43.2%
- Turnout
- — → —