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Constituency

34. Itahar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-ITAHAR

INC 51.9%won by 20.1%CPM 31.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 56.4% to 20.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 26.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 83.6% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
51,581
Margin
10,363
20.09%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−36.3%
INC share
78.2% 51.9%
CPM share
21.8% 31.8%
Turnout