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163. Howrah Central

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1991

WB-HOWRAH-CENTRAL

INC 57.6%won by 27.9%JD 29.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.8% to 27.9%.

  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 29.6% — it did not contest here in 1987.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.2% between them, down from 97.7% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
83,509
Margin
23,315
27.92%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1AMBIKA BANERJEEIndian National Congress · INC48,07557.6%
  2. 2SURESWAR DUTTAJanata Dal · JD24,76029.6%
  3. 3ASISH ROYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP7,5689.1%
  4. 4AMALENDU HAZRAJanahitha Paksha · JP1,3391.6%
  5. 5JALADHAR SHAWIndependent · IND9291.1%
  6. 6MAYA DASIndependent · IND2100.3%
  7. 7MD. RAFIQUEBD · BD2030.2%
  8. 8JYOTSNA MUKHERJEEIndependent · IND1430.2%
  9. 9GOUTAM CHATTERJEEIndependent · IND1250.1%
  10. 10MAHESH SINGHIndependent · IND860.1%
  11. 11DURGA DAS KARARIndependent · IND710.1%

Since 1987

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
−29.8%
INC share
57.8% → 57.6%
JD share
0.0% → 29.6%
Turnout
— → —
162. Howrah North164. Howrah South
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