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Constituency

123. Khardah

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-KHARDAH

CPM 52.1%won by 6.0%CPI 46.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.6% to 6.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 46.1% — it did not contest here in 1969.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
67,976
Margin
4,080
6.00%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMCPI swing
−51.3%
CPM share
57.4% 52.1%
CPI share
0.0% 46.1%
Turnout