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Constituency

156. Sealdah

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-SEALDAH

INC 65.7%won by 32.3%CPI 33.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.5% to 32.3%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 99.1% of the vote between them, up from 90.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress 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
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
48,565
Margin
15,689
32.31%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
+16.8%
INC share
53.1% 65.7%
CPI share
37.6% 33.4%
Turnout