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Constituency

44. Suzapur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-SUZAPUR

INC 60.4%won by 44.8%IND 15.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.5% to 44.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 15.6% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.0% between them, down from 92.2% — 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
48,505
Margin
21,707
44.75%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−25.6%
INC share
70.4% 60.4%
IND share
0.0% 15.6%
Turnout