Constituency
3. Mathabhanga
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1977
WB-MATHABHANGA
CPM 50.9%won by 31.1%INC 19.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 31.1%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 39.8% to 50.9% of the vote here (+11.1%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.7% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
44,205
Margin
13,735
31.07%
Candidates
4 contested · winner CPM- 1DINESH CHANDRA DAKUACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM22,49350.9%
- 2PRATAP SINGHAIndian National Congress · INC8,75819.8%
- 3MURARI MOHAN PATOWARYIndependent · IND8,12718.4%
- 4MADHUSUDON SARKARIndependent · IND4,82710.9%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- CPMflipped
- CPM–INC swing
- +51.5%
- CPM share
- 39.8% → 50.9%
- INC share
- 60.2% → 19.8%
- Turnout
- — → —