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Constituency

127. Sagar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-SAGAR

CPM 48.6%won by 25.5%JNP 23.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.7% to 25.5%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 23.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) 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
53,877
Margin
13,740
25.50%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMJNP swing
−17.2%
CPM share
42.7% 48.6%
JNP share
0.0% 23.1%
Turnout