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258. Barabani

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-BARABANI

CPM 48.8%won by 2.7%INC 46.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.4% to 2.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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
91,146
Margin
2,459
2.70%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1AJIT KUMAR CHAKARBARTYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM44,44848.8%
  2. 2UPADHYAY MANIKIndian National Congress · INC41,98946.1%
  3. 3UKIL MAJHIIndependent · IND2,2712.5%
  4. 4SWAPAN DASIndependent · IND6910.8%
  5. 5NADER CHAND SENIndependent · IND5990.7%
  6. 6MANIK CHAND MAJHIIndependent · IND4140.5%
  7. 7SUDOK MURMUIndependent · IND2710.3%
  8. 8AMIYA RANJAN BISWASIndependent · IND2380.3%
  9. 9GHOSH MRINAL KANTIIndependent · IND2250.2%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−8.7%
CPM share
52.4% → 48.8%
INC share
41.0% → 46.1%
Turnout
— → —
257. Kulti259. Hirapur
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