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126. Kakdwip

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-KAKDWIP

CPM 49.4%won by 1.9%INC 47.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.5% to 1.9%.

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
1,18,090
Margin
2,232
1.89%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1ASHOK GIRICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM58,36249.4%
  2. 2MANTU RAM PAKHIRAIndian National Congress · INC56,13047.5%
  3. 3SATYA MAITYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,5342.1%
  4. 4AMIYA SASMALIndependent · IND3020.3%
  5. 5CHITTA RANJAN SAHUIndependent · IND2560.2%
  6. 6SANTI DASCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL2170.2%
  7. 7SWADESH MAITYIndependent · IND1590.1%
  8. 8HARADHAN BERAIndependent · IND1300.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−5.6%
CPM share
51.4% → 49.4%
INC share
43.9% → 47.5%
Turnout
— → —
125. Patharpratima127. Sagar
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