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Constituency

162. Howrah North

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-HOWRAH-NORTH

INC 50.8%won by 3.6%CPM 47.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.8% to 3.6%.

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

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
91,911
Margin
3,317
3.61%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ASOK GHOSHIndian National Congress · INC46,68750.8%
  2. 2LAGAN DEO SINGHCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM43,37047.2%
  3. 3LALTA PRASAD ASTHANAJanata Party · JNP7620.8%
  4. 4CHITTARANJAN DEYIndependent · IND5450.6%
  5. 5ANIL BARAN DASIndependent · IND3870.4%
  6. 6AJOY SINGHIndependent · IND1000.1%
  7. 7SHIB BAHADUR CHOWDHURYIndependent · IND600.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPM swing
−2.2%
INC share
51.4% → 50.8%
CPM share
45.6% → 47.2%
Turnout
— → —
161. Bally163. Howrah Central
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