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260. Asansol

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-ASANSOL

INC 48.7%won by 1.9%CPM 46.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 1.9%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 45.4% to 48.7% of the vote here (+3.3%).

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
78,324
Margin
1,492
1.90%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PRABUDDHA LAHAIndian National Congress · INC38,14348.7%
  2. 2GAUTAM ROY CHOWDHURYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM36,65146.8%
  3. 3MD. SALAHUDDINIndependent · IND1,9322.5%
  4. 4CHOUDHURY NURUL ISLAMIndependent · IND6360.8%
  5. 5MANIK BAYENIndependent · IND4610.6%
  6. 6DEBDAS ADHIKARIIndependent · IND2550.3%
  7. 7MIHIR UPADHYAYIndependent · IND2460.3%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–CPM swing
+9.2%
INC share
45.4% → 48.7%
CPM share
52.7% → 46.8%
Turnout
— → —
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