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Constituency

204. Mahishadal

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-MAHISHADAL

CPM 50.3%won by 0.6%INC 49.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 0.6%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 19.8% to 50.3% of the vote here (+30.5%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 70.2% — 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
69,687
Margin
431
0.62%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMINC swing
−6.4%
CPM share
19.8% 50.3%
INC share
12.8% 49.7%
Turnout