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Constituency

219. Binpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-BINPUR

INC 40.1%won by 13.4%CPI 26.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.1% to 13.4%.

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 8.6% — 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
29,803
Margin
3,986
13.37%

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
−12.7%
INC share
48.7% 40.1%
CPI share
22.6% 26.8%
Turnout