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80. Ranaghat East

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-RANAGHAT-EAST

CPM 55.4%won by 13.9%INC 41.6%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.5% to 13.9%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 41.6% — 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
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not in source
Valid votes
97,447
Margin
13,500
13.85%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BINAY KRISHNA BISWASCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM53,99955.4%
  2. 2RAMENDRA NATH BISWASIndian National Congress · INC40,49941.6%
  3. 3BISWAS SRIMANGALIndependent · IND2,6222.7%
  4. 4BIPAD BHANJAN BISWASIndependent · IND3270.3%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−43.8%
CPM share
57.6% → 55.4%
INC share
0.0% → 41.6%
Turnout
— → —
79. Hanskhali81. Ranaghat West
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