Election
Constituency

15. Dhupguri

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-DHUPGURI

CPM 49.5%won by 18.9%INC 30.6%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.3% to 18.9%.

  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
1,16,578
Margin
22,035
18.90%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BANAMALI ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM57,71449.5%
  2. 2NRIPENDRA NATH ROYIndian National Congress · INC35,67930.6%
  3. 3BISHNU PADA ROYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP20,78417.8%
  4. 4ANANDA MOHAN ROYIndependent · IND1,0270.9%
  5. 5JAGADA NANDA ROYIndependent · IND4270.4%
  6. 6RAICHARAN SIDDHYAIndependent · IND3640.3%
  7. 7GOBINDA ROYFBS · FBS2700.2%
  8. 8KHOKARAM ROY PRAMANIKIndependent · IND1800.2%
  9. 9HARIPADA MAJUMDARIndependent · IND1330.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−1.4%
CPM share
50.6% → 49.5%
INC share
30.3% → 30.6%
Turnout
— → —
14. Madarihat16. Nagrakata
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