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18. Mal

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-MAL

CPM 54.8%won by 14.5%INC 40.3%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.9% to 14.5%.

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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not in source
Valid votes
1,10,524
Margin
16,009
14.48%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1JAGANNATH ORAONCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM60,55954.8%
  2. 2TURI KULE MUNDAIndian National Congress · INC44,55040.3%
  3. 3PHANINDRA LAL MUTSUDDYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,6723.3%
  4. 4MAHABIR ORAOIndependent · IND1,7431.6%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−5.4%
CPM share
55.6% → 54.8%
INC share
35.7% → 40.3%
Turnout
— → —
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