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Constituency

83. Rajarhat

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-RAJARHAT

CPM 30.3%won by 6.3%BAC 24.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 6.3%.

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

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 30.3% of the vote here (+30.3%).
  • New challengerBAC (BAC) finished second with 24.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 54.3% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
49,097
Margin
3,081
6.28%

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
CPMflipped
CPMBAC swing
+6.3%
CPM share
0.0% 30.3%
BAC share
0.0% 24.0%
Turnout