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Constituency

278. Manteswar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-MANTESWAR

CPM 60.7%won by 25.8%INC 34.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.1% to 25.8%.

  • 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
91,033
Margin
23,456
25.77%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1HEMANTA ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM55,24760.7%
  2. 2GOUR GOPAL ROYIndian National Congress · INC31,79134.9%
  3. 3SAKSHI GOPAL GHOSHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,4473.8%
  4. 4KANIJ RASUL MALLICKLKD · LKD5480.6%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+4.7%
CPM share
60.5% → 60.7%
INC share
39.5% → 34.9%
Turnout
— → —
277. Nadanghat279. Purbasthali
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