Constituency
98. Sandeshkhali
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1977
WB-SANDESHKHALI
CPM 60.6%won by 39.9%INC 20.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 39.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 46.9% to 60.6% of the vote here (+13.7%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.4% 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
54,289
Margin
21,647
39.87%
Candidates
7 contested · winner CPM- 1KUMUD RANJAN BISWASCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM32,90760.6%
- 2RAMAJIT KUMAR DASIndian National Congress · INC11,26020.7%
- 3ANANTA KUMAR BAIDYAJanata Party · JNP8,49915.7%
- 4CHANDRA KANTA SARKARIndependent · IND7711.4%
- 5BINBHUTI BHUSAN MONDALIndependent · IND4440.8%
- 6ABHIMANYA DASIndependent · IND2850.5%
- 7SUNIL KUMAR NAYAKIndependent · IND1230.2%
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
- +46.0%
- CPM share
- 46.9% → 60.6%
- INC share
- 53.1% → 20.7%
- Turnout
- — → —