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Constituency

208. Bhagabanpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-BHAGABANPUR

CPM 54.1%won by 19.3%INC 34.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 19.3%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 30.9% to 54.1% of the vote here (+23.2%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 89.0% of the vote between them, up from 80.9% — 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
67,078
Margin
12,954
19.31%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMINC swing
−3.0%
CPM share
30.9% 54.1%
INC share
8.6% 34.8%
Turnout