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112. Behala East

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-BEHALA-EAST

CPM 57.9%won by 16.8%INC 41.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.0% to 16.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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
1,22,634
Margin
20,587
16.79%

Candidates

5 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1NIRANJAN MUKHERJEECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM71,02757.9%
  2. 2DEBASHIS BHATTACHARYAIndian National Congress · INC50,44041.1%
  3. 3ASHOKE MUKHERJEEIndependent · IND6430.5%
  4. 4AMULYA DASIndependent · IND3600.3%
  5. 5RAJENDRA PRASAD MAURYAIndependent · IND1640.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−18.2%
CPM share
66.7% → 57.9%
INC share
31.8% → 41.1%
Turnout
— → —
111. Bishnupur West113. Behala West
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