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Constituency

291. Rampurhat

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1977

WB-RAMPURHAT

FBL 33.5%won by 15.8%JNP 17.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to FBL (FBL), which now leads by 15.8%.

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

  • FBL vote shareFBL went from 0.0% to 33.5% of the vote here (+33.5%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 17.6% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 51.1% between them, down from 97.1% — 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
41,216
Margin
6,525
15.83%

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
FBLflipped
FBLJNP swing
+15.8%
FBL share
0.0% 33.5%
JNP share
0.0% 17.6%
Turnout