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Constituency

284. Bolpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-BOLPUR

RSP 41.4%won by 15.3%INC 26.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Rashtriya Sarvajan Party (RSP), which now leads by 15.3%.

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

  • RSP vote shareRSP went from 0.0% to 41.4% of the vote here (+41.4%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 26.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.5% between them, down from 87.0% — 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
37,036
Margin
5,654
15.27%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
RSPflipped
RSPINC swing
+15.3%
RSP share
0.0% 41.4%
INC share
0.0% 26.1%
Turnout