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157. Vidyasagar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-VIDYASAGAR

CPM 51.4%won by 7.8%INC 43.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.8% to 7.8%.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
64,468
Margin
5,006
7.77%

Candidates

11 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1LAKSHMI KANTA DEYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM33,14951.4%
  2. 2SAMIR CHAKRABORTYIndian National Congress · INC28,14343.7%
  3. 3PRABANDHA ROYIndependent · IND1,4792.3%
  4. 4SANKAR BANIKIndependent · IND5010.8%
  5. 5CHEDHILAL PODDARIndependent · IND3550.6%
  6. 6KAPIL DEV DASIndependent · IND2530.4%
  7. 7TAPASH ROYIndependent · IND2160.3%
  8. 8NURUDDINIndependent · IND1080.2%
  9. 9ALOKE BHOWMICKIndependent · IND1040.2%
  10. 10SHEFALI SAHAIndependent · IND880.1%
  11. 11UTTAM KUMAR GHOSHIndependent · IND720.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−1.1%
CPM share
52.4% → 51.4%
INC share
43.6% → 43.7%
Turnout
— → —
156. Sealdah158. Burtola
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