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183. Singur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-SINGUR

CPM 50.7%won by 5.9%INC 44.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.5% to 5.9%.

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

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
1,31,070
Margin
7,706
5.88%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1DAS BIDYUT KUMARCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM66,44550.7%
  2. 2DWIJAPROSAD BHATTACHARYAIndian National Congress · INC58,73944.8%
  3. 3SOUMYA CHATTERJEEBharatiya Janata Party · BJP4,9803.8%
  4. 4BIMALEDU SINHA ROYIndependent · IND3340.3%
  5. 5SULEKHA MALIKIndependent · IND2670.2%
  6. 6SATYA NARAYAN PASWANIndependent · IND1820.1%
  7. 7TARANI CHANDRA DASIndependent · IND1230.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+1.4%
CPM share
49.6% → 50.7%
INC share
45.1% → 44.8%
Turnout
— → —
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