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Constituency

238. Bankura

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-BANKURA

INC 30.9%won by 0.0%CPI 30.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.0%.

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

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.7% between them, down from 68.1% — the field split more ways.
  • Knife-edgeDecided by 15 votes (0.03%) — among the closest results anywhere.
  • 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
45,710
Margin
15
0.03%

Since 1962

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPI swing
+1.7%
INC share
33.2% 30.9%
CPI share
34.9% 30.8%
Turnout