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Constituency

142. Jorabagan

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-JORABAGAN

INC 37.8%won by 3.0%CPM 34.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.2% to 3.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 34.8% — it did not contest here in 1991.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.5% between them, down from 80.3% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
57,066
Margin
1,708
2.99%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−43.8%
INC share
46.8% 37.8%
CPM share
0.0% 34.8%
Turnout