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164. Howrah South

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-HOWRAH-SOUTH

CPM 45.2%won by 2.2%INC 43.0%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 3.6% to 2.2%.

  • 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
1,03,861
Margin
2,253
2.17%

Candidates

11 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1PRALAY TALUKDARCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM46,91545.2%
  2. 2ARUP RAYIndian National Congress · INC44,66243.0%
  3. 3AMBUJ SHARMABharatiya Janata Party · BJP10,2379.9%
  4. 4ABDUL KAYUMBahujan Samaj Party · BSP7600.7%
  5. 5RAM SHANKAR DUBEYAIICT · AIICT3420.3%
  6. 6SWAMINATH PROSADIndependent · IND2480.2%
  7. 7SUBRATA MUKHERJEEIndependent · IND2230.2%
  8. 8SANJIB DASIndependent · IND1690.2%
  9. 9THAKUR RAMLAKSHMANIndependent · IND1580.2%
  10. 10RANJIT CHATTERJEEIndependent · IND860.1%
  11. 11RAJESH LAKHOTIAIndependent · IND610.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−1.4%
CPM share
44.2% → 45.2%
INC share
40.6% → 43.0%
Turnout
— → —
163. Howrah Central165. Shibpur
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