Election
Constituency

205. Sutahata

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-SUTAHATA

CPM 55.3%won by 10.7%INC 44.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.8% to 10.7%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.7% — it polled just 0.9% 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
1,12,915
Margin
12,039
10.66%

Candidates

2 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETHCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM62,47755.3%
  2. 2NARENDRA NATH PATRAIndian National Congress · INC50,43844.7%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−40.8%
CPM share
52.4% → 55.3%
INC share
0.9% → 44.7%
Turnout
— → —
204. Mahishadal206. Nandigram
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