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Constituency

196. Chandrakona

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-CHANDRAKONA

CPM 57.5%won by 15.7%INC 41.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.4% to 15.7%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 41.8% — it did not contest here in 1982.

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
97,793
Margin
15,349
15.70%

Candidates

3 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1UMAPATI CHAKRABORTTYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM56,26157.5%
  2. 2SK. KHALILUR RAHAMANIndian National Congress · INC40,91241.8%
  3. 3PANCHANAN SINGHAIndependent · IND6200.6%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−37.4%
CPM share
53.1% → 57.5%
INC share
0.0% → 41.8%
Turnout
— → —
195. Goghat197. Ghatal
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