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Constituency

144. Bara Bazar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-BARA-BAZAR

INC 54.0%won by 38.7%IND 15.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 25.8% to 38.7%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.3% between them, down from 81.3% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered4 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
42,401
Margin
16,413
38.71%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
+12.9%
INC share
53.6% 54.0%
IND share
27.8% 15.3%
Turnout