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Constituency

55. Lalgola

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-LALGOLA

INC 59.0%won by 40.2%CPM 18.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 27.8% to 40.2%.

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

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.8% between them, down from 91.4% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered4 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
52,798
Margin
21,215
40.18%

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
+12.4%
INC share
59.6% 59.0%
CPM share
31.8% 18.8%
Turnout