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Constituency

239. Purulia

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1991

WB-PURULIA

CPM 50.2%won by 7.4%INC 42.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.0% to 7.4%.

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

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
1,06,491
Margin
7,928
7.44%

Candidates

10 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MAMATA MUKHERJEECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM53,41550.2%
  2. 2SUKUMAR ROYIndian National Congress · INC45,48742.7%
  3. 3SUNIL MAHATAJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM3,3893.2%
  4. 4BHAKTIPRIYA MAHATOBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,6611.6%
  5. 5NORING LAL SARMAIndependent · IND9730.9%
  6. 6PRANATI BHATTACHARYYAIndependent · IND6810.6%
  7. 7PRAMATHA NATH MAHATOIndependent · IND2830.3%
  8. 8NARENDRA NATH KUIRIAMB · AMB2430.2%
  9. 9MANSURUL HODAIndependent · IND1910.2%
  10. 10NAND LAL CHAUBEYIndependent · IND1680.2%

Since 1987

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+1.4%
CPM share
51.6% → 50.2%
INC share
45.6% → 42.7%
Turnout
— → —
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