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152. Ballygunge

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-BALLYGUNGE

CPM 47.5%won by 1.0%INC 46.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 3.8% to 1.0%.

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
1,45,613
Margin
1,481
1.02%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1RABIN DEBCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM69,18547.5%
  2. 2DIBYENDU BISWASIndian National Congress · INC67,70446.5%
  3. 3GOURI CHOWDHURYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP6,4334.4%
  4. 4MAHESWAR DASBahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,4431.0%
  5. 5RANJIT KR. DEYIndependent · IND3080.2%
  6. 6DIPAK KR. GHOSHIndependent · IND1990.1%
  7. 7BIJOY DUTTAIndependent · IND1940.1%
  8. 8AMITAVA CHOWDHURYIndependent · IND1470.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−2.8%
CPM share
47.2% → 47.5%
INC share
43.4% → 46.5%
Turnout
— → —
151. Dhakuria153. Entally
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