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Constituency

272. Dubrajpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

WB-DUBRAJPUR

IND 36.3%won by 0.8%FBL 35.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: FB (FB) lost it to Independent (IND), which now leads by 0.8%.

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

  • IND vote shareIND went from 0.0% to 36.3% of the vote here (+36.3%).
  • New challengerFBL (FBL) finished second with 35.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.7% 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
36,445
Margin
290
0.80%

Candidates

3 contested · winner IND
  1. 1K.N. BANDOPADHYAYIndependent · IND13,21436.3%
  2. 2B. B. MANDALFBL · FBL12,92435.5%
  3. 3A.N. SARKARIndian National Congress · INC10,30728.3%

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
INDflipped
INDFBL swing
+0.8%
IND share
0.0% 36.3%
FBL share
0.0% 35.5%
Turnout