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39. Harishchandrapur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-HARISHCHANDRAPUR

WPI 54.3%won by 14.3%NCO 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

WPI held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.4% to 14.3%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 94.2% 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
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
48,635
Margin
6,949
14.29%

Candidates

5 contested · winner WPI
  1. 1MD. ELIAS RAZIWPI · WPI26,39054.3%
  2. 2BIRENDRA KUMAR MITRANCO · NCO19,44140.0%
  3. 3BISHNUBRATA BHATTACHARYAIndian National Congress · INC1,4102.9%
  4. 4MOHASINIndependent · IND1,1312.3%
  5. 5SITARAM BARAIBAC · BAC2630.5%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
WPI
Winner now
WPI
WPI–NCO swing
−35.9%
WPI share
50.2% → 54.3%
NCO share
0.0% → 40.0%
Turnout
— → —
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