Election
Constituency

41. Malda

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-MALDA

INC 62.7%won by 25.5%CPM 37.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.3% to 25.5%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 67.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress 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
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
43,706
Margin
11,134
25.47%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
+13.2%
INC share
39.9% 62.7%
CPM share
27.6% 37.3%
Turnout