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Constituency

206. Keshpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-KESHPUR

INC 47.4%won by 19.4%BAC 28.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.1% to 19.4%.

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 8.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBAC (BAC) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.4% 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
47,805
Margin
9,255
19.36%

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
INCBAC swing
−36.2%
INC share
55.6% 47.4%
BAC share
0.0% 28.0%
Turnout