Election
Constituency

108. Jadavpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-JADAVPUR

CPM 64.8%won by 30.9%INC 33.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.6% to 30.9%.

  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
1,17,907
Margin
36,422
30.89%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BUDDHADEB BHATTACHARJEECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM76,44564.8%
  2. 2PROBHAT CHATTERJEEIndian National Congress · INC40,02333.9%
  3. 3PRANAY DHARIndependent · IND9660.8%
  4. 4SALIL CHANDRA ROYIndependent · IND4730.4%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−3.7%
CPM share
66.4% → 64.8%
INC share
31.9% → 33.9%
Turnout
— → —
107. Bhangar109. Sonarpur
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