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Constituency

219. Keshpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-KESHPUR

INC 40.2%won by 14.8%CPM 25.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.1% to 14.8%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 65.5% between them, down from 97.5% — 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
50,334
Margin
7,473
14.85%

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
−3.3%
INC share
57.8% 40.2%
CPM share
39.7% 25.3%
Turnout