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Constituency

290. Mayureswar

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-MAYURESWAR

CPM 64.3%won by 29.0%INC 35.2%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 20.6% to 29.0%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 35.2% — it did not contest here in 1982.
  • 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
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
69,493
Margin
20,176
29.03%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−31.3%
CPM share
60.3% 64.3%
INC share
0.0% 35.2%
Turnout