Constituency
249. Gangajalghati
Community mirrorWest Bengal Assembly Election, 1977
WB-GANGAJALGHATI
CPM 67.2%won by 47.5%INC 19.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 47.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 41.0% to 67.2% of the vote here (+26.2%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 86.9% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
44,927
Margin
21,327
47.47%
Candidates
3 contested · winner CPM- 1NABANI BARUICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM30,18867.2%
- 2SAKTIPADA MAJIIndian National Congress · INC8,86119.7%
- 3SANKARSAN BAURIJanata Party · JNP5,87813.1%
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
- +65.5%
- CPM share
- 41.0% → 67.2%
- INC share
- 59.0% → 19.7%
- Turnout
- — → —