187. Bansberia

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 4.1% to 0.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Knife-edgeDecided by 834 votes (0.76%) — among the closest results anywhere.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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