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Constituency

216. Sabang

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-SABANG

INC 46.9%won by 0.8%IND 46.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Bahujan Congress (BBC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 26.7% to 46.9% of the vote here (+20.2%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.9% of the vote between them, up from 70.5% — 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
74,264
Margin
630
0.85%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
BBC
Winner now
INCflipped
INCIND swing
−23.7%
INC share
26.7% 46.9%
IND share
2.2% 46.0%
Turnout