Constituency
226. Keshiari
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1977
WB-KESHIARI
CPM 45.5%won by 17.8%INC 27.6%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 17.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 41.4% to 45.5% of the vote here (+4.1%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.1% between them, down from 95.2% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
40,684
Margin
7,248
17.82%
Candidates
4 contested · winner CPM- 1KHUDIRAM SINGHCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM18,49245.5%
- 2BUDHAN CHANDRA TUDUIndian National Congress · INC11,24427.6%
- 3HAREKRISHMA SINGHJanata Party · JNP10,66326.2%
- 4MANGAL BASKEYIndependent · IND2850.7%
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
- +30.3%
- CPM share
- 41.4% → 45.5%
- INC share
- 53.8% → 27.6%
- Turnout
- — → —