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Constituency

46. Farakka

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-FARAKKA

CPM 44.1%won by 3.6%INC 40.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.9% to 3.6%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 84.7% of the vote between them, up from 75.3% — a tighter two-way 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
47,133
Margin
1,675
3.55%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−18.8%
CPM share
38.6% 44.1%
INC share
16.2% 40.5%
Turnout