Constituency
229. Nayagram
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1977
WB-NAYAGRAM
CPM 24.4%won by 6.3%JNP 18.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 6.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 24.4% of the vote here (+24.4%).
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 18.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 42.6% between them, down from 81.6% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
40,420
Margin
2,528
6.25%
Candidates
8 contested · winner CPM- 1BUDHADEB SINGHCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM9,87224.4%
- 2SUBODH HANSDAJanata Party · JNP7,34418.2%
- 3LEBA TUDUIndependent · IND7,07117.5%
- 4SANKAR TUDUIndian National Congress · INC5,38213.3%
- 5PURNA CHANDRA SARENCommunist Party of India · CPI4,70411.6%
- 6JAGATPATI HANSDAIndependent · IND2,1685.4%
- 7BIRENDRA NATH MURMUIndependent · IND2,1625.3%
- 8KISHNU MURMUJKD · JKD1,7174.2%
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–JNP swing
- +6.3%
- CPM share
- 0.0% → 24.4%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 18.2%
- Turnout
- — → —