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Constituency

94. Basanti

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-BASANTI

INC 38.5%won by 2.6%IND 35.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.0% to 2.6%.

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 21.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
55,325
Margin
1,446
2.61%

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
INCIND swing
−39.4%
INC share
60.4% 38.5%
IND share
18.5% 35.9%
Turnout