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154. Taltola

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-TALTOLA

CPM 53.6%won by 13.5%INC 40.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.5% to 13.5%.

  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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
92,796
Margin
12,496
13.47%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1TAPATI SAHACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM49,75153.6%
  2. 2SAMBHUNATH KOW (LALU)Indian National Congress · INC37,25540.1%
  3. 3KRISHNAPADA MAZUMDERBharatiya Janata Party · BJP4,7625.1%
  4. 4SUKUMAR MONDALIndependent · IND4200.5%
  5. 5BIRENDRA PROSADIndependent · IND3670.4%
  6. 6BIREN DASIndependent · IND860.1%
  7. 7BIMAL DASIndependent · IND780.1%
  8. 8SUDHIR KUMAR BISHRAMIndependent · IND770.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−1.0%
CPM share
52.3% → 53.6%
INC share
37.8% → 40.1%
Turnout
— → —
153. Entally155. Beliaghata
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