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Constituency

99. Hingalganj

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-HINGALGANJ

CPM 59.8%won by 21.2%INC 38.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.4% to 21.2%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 98.3% of the vote between them, up from 64.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
81,975
Margin
17,383
21.21%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−2.4%
CPM share
43.9% 59.8%
INC share
20.4% 38.5%
Turnout