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Constituency

236. Gangajalghati

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-GANGAJALGHATI

CPM 48.5%won by 18.6%INC 30.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: BAC (BAC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 18.6%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 48.5% of the vote here (+48.5%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.5% between them, down from 96.0% — 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
35,774
Margin
6,641
18.56%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
BAC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMINC swing
+60.0%
CPM share
0.0% 48.5%
INC share
41.4% 30.0%
Turnout