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Constituency

231. Taldangra

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-TALDANGRA

INC 54.8%won by 13.8%CPM 40.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 13.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 41.0% to 54.8% of the vote here (+13.8%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.7% of the vote between them, up from 86.7% — 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
50,464
Margin
6,984
13.84%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPM swing
+18.6%
INC share
41.0% 54.8%
CPM share
45.7% 40.9%
Turnout