Election
Constituency

61. Khargram

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-KHARGRAM

INC 64.0%won by 28.1%CPM 36.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.1% to 28.1%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 53.3% — 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
48,060
Margin
13,500
28.09%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
+28.0%
INC share
26.7% 64.0%
CPM share
26.6% 36.0%
Turnout