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74. Krishnaganj

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-KRISHNAGANJ

CPM 47.2%won by 1.4%INC 45.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 6.8% to 1.4%.

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
1,24,833
Margin
1,698
1.36%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1SUSHIL BISWASCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM58,86847.2%
  2. 2BIDHAN CHANDRA PODDARIndian National Congress · INC57,17045.8%
  3. 3SUBODH BISWASBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,2084.2%
  4. 4BISWAS MANOJ KUMARIndependent · IND2,3031.8%
  5. 5TARAPADA MAJHIBahujan Samaj Party · BSP7910.6%
  6. 6KUMOD BISWASAIICT · AIICT1960.2%
  7. 7ARUN MONDALAMB · AMB1680.1%
  8. 8SUBHASH CHOUDHURIIndependent · IND1290.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−5.5%
CPM share
47.4% → 47.2%
INC share
40.6% → 45.8%
Turnout
— → —
73. Chapra75. Krishnagar East
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