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Constituency

235. Chhatna

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-CHHATNA

INC 50.4%won by 14.7%SUC 35.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.7% to 14.7%.

  • New challengerSUC (SUC) finished second with 35.7% — it did not contest here in 1971.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.1% of the vote between them, up from 63.4% — 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
29,565
Margin
4,349
14.71%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSUC swing
−30.3%
INC share
45.0% 50.4%
SUC share
0.0% 35.7%
Turnout