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215. Pataspur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-PATASPUR

CPI 53.7%won by 11.2%INC 42.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.8% to 11.2%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.2% of the vote between them, up from 90.6% — a tighter two-way 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
89,250
Margin
9,960
11.16%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1KAMAKSHYANANDAN DAS MAHAPATRACommunist Party of India · CPI47,91553.7%
  2. 2PRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTIIndian National Congress · INC37,95542.5%
  3. 3OJHA JANMEJAYJanata Party · JNP3,1853.6%
  4. 4BIJOY KRISHNA DAS MAHAPATRAIndependent · IND1950.2%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–INC swing
−1.6%
CPI share
51.7% → 53.7%
INC share
38.9% → 42.5%
Turnout
— → —
214. Mugberia216. Sabang
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