Election
Constituency

109. Sonarpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-SONARPUR

CPM 60.3%won by 21.9%INC 38.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 30.7% to 21.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 38.4% — it did not contest here in 1982.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
1,09,001
Margin
23,911
21.94%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−43.4%
CPM share
65.4% 60.3%
INC share
0.0% 38.4%
Turnout