Election
Constituency

48. Jangipur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-JANGIPUR

INC 42.3%won by 6.8%SUC 35.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 25.4% to 42.3% of the vote here (+16.9%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to SUC (SUC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 77.8% of the vote between them, up from 52.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
40,242
Margin
2,743
6.82%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCSUC swing
−3.2%
INC share
25.4% 42.3%
SUC share
15.4% 35.5%
Turnout