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Constituency

79. Bongaon

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-BONGAON

INC 35.1%won by 9.0%CPI 26.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.5% to 9.0%.

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 21.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.3% between them, down from 88.3% — 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
50,484
Margin
4,521
8.96%

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
INCCPI swing
−16.5%
INC share
56.9% 35.1%
CPI share
31.4% 26.2%
Turnout