Constituency
44. Suzapur
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1971
WB-SUZAPUR
INC 60.4%won by 44.8%IND 15.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian 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.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
48,505
Margin
21,707
44.75%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1A. B. ATAWALGANIKHAN CHOWDHURIIndian National Congress · INC29,29160.4%
- 2HABIBUR RAHAMANIndependent · IND7,58415.6%
- 3ANANDA MOHANDENCO · NCO7,51415.5%
- 4HOMAVAM CHOEDHURYIndependent · IND4,1168.5%
Since 1969
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −25.6%
- INC share
- 70.4% → 60.4%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 15.6%
- Turnout
- — → —