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Constituency

137. Kalighat

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-KALIGHAT

INC 65.0%won by 31.3%CPM 33.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 19.4% to 31.3%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 98.7% of the vote between them, up from 91.0% — 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
48,996
Margin
15,324
31.28%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
+11.9%
INC share
55.2% 65.0%
CPM share
35.8% 33.7%
Turnout