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Constituency

165. Shibpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-SHIBPUR

FBL 58.0%won by 18.9%INC 39.2%

What changed here

Derived

FBL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.9% to 18.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.2% of the vote between them, up from 83.8% — 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
1,05,804
Margin
19,946
18.85%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
FBL
Winner now
FBL
FBLINC swing
−21.0%
FBL share
61.8% 58.0%
INC share
21.9% 39.2%
Turnout