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161. Bally

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-BALLY

INC 50.4%won by 2.0%CPM 48.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 2.0%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 43.4% to 50.4% of the vote here (+7.0%).

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
86,491
Margin
1,734
2.00%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SUPRIYA BASUIndian National Congress · INC43,57550.4%
  2. 2PATITPABAN PATHAKCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM41,84148.4%
  3. 3SHIBSHANKAR SAHAIndependent · IND5570.6%
  4. 4SAILEN GHOSHIndependent · IND2350.3%
  5. 5RAJA RAM MITRAIndependent · IND1560.2%
  6. 6KASHINATH CHOWDHURYIndependent · IND1270.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–CPM swing
+12.9%
INC share
43.4% → 50.4%
CPM share
54.3% → 48.4%
Turnout
— → —
160. Belgachia West162. Howrah North
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