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109. Falta

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-FALTA

CPM 57.5%won by 28.8%INC 28.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.1% to 28.8%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 86.3% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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
53,386
Margin
15,369
28.79%

Candidates

5 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1JYOTISH ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM30,71557.5%
  2. 2PROBHAT MAJHIIndian National Congress · INC15,34628.7%
  3. 3MD NASIM ALIIndependent · IND4,8419.1%
  4. 4RABINDRA NATH GHOSHNCO · NCO2,0543.8%
  5. 5HRISHIKESH SABUDBAC · BAC4300.8%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+13.7%
CPM share
57.5% → 57.5%
INC share
42.5% → 28.7%
Turnout
— → —
108. Bishnupur East110. Diamond Harbour
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