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Constituency

83. Haringhata

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-HARINGHATA

CPM 50.0%won by 20.9%INC 29.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 20.9%.

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

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 42.0% to 50.0% of the vote here (+8.1%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 29.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.2% between them, down from 98.1% — 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
57,272
Margin
11,954
20.87%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMINC swing
−21.1%
CPM share
42.0% 50.0%
INC share
0.0% 29.2%
Turnout