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Constituency

133. Bow Bazar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-BOW-BAZAR

INC 64.6%won by 29.3%CPM 35.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 30.3% to 29.3%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 91.1% — 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
39,130
Margin
11,454
29.27%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−1.0%
INC share
60.7% 64.6%
CPM share
30.4% 35.4%
Turnout