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Constituency

197. Ghatal

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-GHATAL

CPM 62.0%won by 25.1%INC 36.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.8% to 25.1%.

  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) 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
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
94,248
Margin
23,612
25.05%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1RATANCHANDRA PAKHIRACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM58,41862.0%
  2. 2MADHU SUDAN DOLAIIndian National Congress · INC34,80636.9%
  3. 3MOHAN CHANDRA DOLAIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP7920.8%
  4. 4BISWANATH KALSARIndependent · IND2320.2%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+7.2%
CPM share
58.5% → 62.0%
INC share
40.6% → 36.9%
Turnout
— → —
196. Chandrakona198. Daspur
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