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Constituency

221. Garhbeta West

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1982

WB-GARHBETA-WEST

CPM 53.4%won by 14.4%INC 39.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.4% to 14.4%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Communist Party of India (CPI) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.5% of the vote between them, up from 62.6% — 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
78,334
Margin
11,246
14.36%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−9.5%
CPM share
37.5% 53.4%
INC share
13.7% 39.1%
Turnout