Election
Constituency

59. Beldanga

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-BELDANGA

RSP 40.4%won by 3.4%INC 37.1%

What changed here

Derived

Rashtriya Sarvajan Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.4% to 3.4%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 37.1% — it did not contest here in 1971.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 77.5% of the vote between them, up from 68.4% — 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
44,734
Margin
1,503
3.36%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
RSP
Winner now
RSP
RSPINC swing
−39.1%
RSP share
42.4% 40.4%
INC share
0.0% 37.1%
Turnout