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15. Dhupguri

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-DHUPGURI

CPM 52.4%won by 11.1%INC 41.3%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.5% to 11.1%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.7% of the vote between them, up from 55.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
68,620
Margin
7,589
11.06%

Candidates

5 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BANAMALI ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM35,92952.4%
  2. 2JAGADANANDA ROYIndian National Congress · INC28,34041.3%
  3. 3PANCHANAN MALLICKIndependent · IND2,9594.3%
  4. 4PARESH CHANDRA ROYJanata Party · JNP1,0741.6%
  5. 5BANKIM CHANDRA ROYIndependent · IND3180.5%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+5.5%
CPM share
30.4% → 52.4%
INC share
24.8% → 41.3%
Turnout
— → —
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