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Constituency

48. Suzapur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-SUZAPUR

INC 75.2%won by 58.3%CPM 17.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 50.0% to 58.3%.

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

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 17.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
57,920
Margin
33,748
58.27%

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
−11.8%
INC share
70.1% 75.2%
CPM share
0.0% 17.0%
Turnout