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Constituency

260. Jamal Pur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-JAMAL-PUR

INC 64.5%won by 39.7%CPM 24.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 54.3% to 39.7%.

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 12.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 24.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 89.4% 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
34,906
Margin
13,852
39.68%

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
INCCPM swing
−37.4%
INC share
77.1% 64.5%
CPM share
0.0% 24.9%
Turnout