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265. Purbasthali

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1971

WB-PURBASTHALI

CPM 63.8%won by 31.4%INC 32.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.1% to 31.4%.

  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
48,002
Margin
15,075
31.40%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MOLLA HUMAYUN KABIRCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM30,61763.8%
  2. 2RADHA GOBINDA PRASAD MALLICKIndian National Congress · INC15,54232.4%
  3. 3ROY MANABENDRA KUMARNCO · NCO1,2922.7%
  4. 4BINOD MEHARI DEBNATHPraja Socialist Party · PSP5511.1%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+24.3%
CPM share
52.8% → 63.8%
INC share
45.7% → 32.4%
Turnout
— → —
264. Manteswar266. Katwa
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