Election
Constituency

161. Bally

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-BALLY

CPM 50.5%won by 14.4%INC 36.2%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 14.5% to 14.4%.

  • 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
1,08,814
Margin
15,627
14.36%

Candidates

10 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1KANIKA GANGULYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM54,99650.5%
  2. 2BANI KUMAR SINGHAIndian National Congress · INC39,36936.2%
  3. 3RAKHAL DASBharatiya Janata Party · BJP12,90311.9%
  4. 4TAPAN BHOWMICKIndependent · IND3600.3%
  5. 5MRIDUL CHATTERJEEIndependent · IND2830.3%
  6. 6NARAYAN BHADRAIndependent · IND2300.2%
  7. 7GOUTAM MAJUMDARIndependent · IND2200.2%
  8. 8SAILENDRA CHOUDHURYIndependent · IND1790.2%
  9. 9DINESH DASIndependent · IND1530.1%
  10. 10SAMBHU DEYIndependent · IND1210.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−0.2%
CPM share
50.5% → 50.5%
INC share
36.0% → 36.2%
Turnout
— → —
160. Belgachia West162. Howrah North
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