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Constituency

144. Bara Bazar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-BARA-BAZAR

INC 53.6%won by 25.8%IND 27.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 25.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 28.5% to 53.6% of the vote here (+25.1%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 81.3% of the vote between them, up from 72.9% — 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
37,828
Margin
9,758
25.80%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCIND swing
+6.7%
INC share
28.5% 53.6%
IND share
9.4% 27.8%
Turnout