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Constituency

129. Shampukur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-SHAMPUKUR

INC 47.8%won by 1.9%CPM 45.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: FB (FB) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 1.9%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 30.9% to 47.8% of the vote here (+16.9%).
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 45.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 93.6% between them, down from 98.7% — 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
52,069
Margin
1,001
1.92%

Since 1962

Derived

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

Winner then
FB
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPM swing
−29.0%
INC share
30.9% 47.8%
CPM share
0.0% 45.9%
Turnout