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Constituency

179. Uttarpara

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-UTTARPARA

CPM 64.0%won by 45.1%JNP 18.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.0% to 45.1%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 18.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.9% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
56,950
Margin
25,664
45.06%

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
−4.9%
CPM share
50.0% 64.0%
JNP share
0.0% 18.9%
Turnout