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Constituency

65. Tehatta

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-TEHATTA

INC 44.4%won by 1.1%CPM 43.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.9% to 1.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 43.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
49,975
Margin
550
1.10%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−55.3%
INC share
56.4% 44.4%
CPM share
0.0% 43.3%
Turnout