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162. Howrah North

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1991

WB-HOWRAH-NORTH

CPM 57.8%won by 21.5%INC 36.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 21.5%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 47.2% to 57.8% of the vote here (+10.6%).

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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Valid votes
98,623
Margin
21,187
21.48%

Candidates

12 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1LAGAN DEO SINGHCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM57,01157.8%
  2. 2ASOK GHOSHIndian National Congress · INC35,82436.3%
  3. 3BHARAT BHUSAN OJHABharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,9884.0%
  4. 4RAMESH JAINIndependent · IND4820.5%
  5. 5DILIP ROYJanahitha Paksha · JP3910.4%
  6. 6SAMARENDRA BASAKIndependent · IND2380.2%
  7. 7PARAS NATH VERMABahujan Samaj Party · BSP1980.2%
  8. 8ANIL BARAN DASAMB · AMB1590.2%
  9. 9CHITTA RANJAN DEYIndependent · IND1090.1%
  10. 10AMAR JAISWALIndependent · IND980.1%
  11. 11RAMESH CH. UPADHAYAYIndependent · IND750.1%
  12. 12AJOY SHOWIndependent · IND500.1%

Since 1987

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–INC swing
+25.1%
CPM share
47.2% → 57.8%
INC share
50.8% → 36.3%
Turnout
— → —
161. Bally163. Howrah Central
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