Constituency
61. Khargram
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1967
WB-KHARGRAM
INC 50.5%won by 0.9%IND 49.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Rashtriya Sarvajan Party (RSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 49.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Knife-edgeDecided by 354 votes (0.91%) — among the closest results anywhere.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
39,042
Margin
354
0.91%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1S.K.MONDALIndian National Congress · INC19,69850.5%
- 2K.C.MOULICKIndependent · IND19,34449.5%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- RSP
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–IND swing
- −47.2%
- INC share
- 48.1% → 50.5%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 49.5%
- Turnout
- — → —