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Constituency

142. Jorabagan

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-JORABAGAN

INC 52.7%won by 17.9%CPM 34.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 27.8% to 17.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
59,594
Margin
10,676
17.91%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−9.9%
INC share
57.0% 52.7%
CPM share
29.1% 34.8%
Turnout