Election
Constituency

13. Falakata

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-FALAKATA

CPM 52.7%won by 7.6%INC 45.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 10.2% to 7.6%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 45.1% — it did not contest here in 1982.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
82,532
Margin
6,300
7.63%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1JAGENDRA NATH SINGHA ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM43,48452.7%
  2. 2LALIT MOHAN ROYIndian National Congress · INC37,18445.1%
  3. 3SANTOSH BARMANIndependent · IND9871.2%
  4. 4SADANANDA ROYIndependent · IND8771.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−46.3%
CPM share
53.9% → 52.7%
INC share
0.0% → 45.1%
Turnout
— → —
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