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Constituency

82. Barasat

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1969

WB-BARASAT

FBL 46.8%won by 12.5%INC 34.2%

What changed here

Derived

FBL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.9% to 12.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.0% between them, down from 98.8% — 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
59,074
Margin
7,410
12.54%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
FBL
Winner now
FBL
FBLINC swing
−5.4%
FBL share
58.3% 46.8%
INC share
40.4% 34.2%
Turnout