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Constituency

8. Tufanganj

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-TUFANGANJ

INC 52.8%won by 18.6%CPM 34.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.1% to 18.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.0% between them, down from 98.1% — 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
54,295
Margin
10,105
18.61%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−1.5%
INC share
59.1% 52.8%
CPM share
39.0% 34.2%
Turnout