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Constituency

251. Durgapur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-DURGAPUR

INC 55.9%won by 11.9%CPM 44.1%

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 11.9%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 55.9% of the vote here (+55.9%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 92.6% — 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
84,738
Margin
10,042
11.85%

Since 1971

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPM swing
+61.0%
INC share
0.0% 55.9%
CPM share
49.1% 44.1%
Turnout