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Constituency

197. Ghatal

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-GHATAL

CPM 56.5%won by 14.8%INC 41.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 13.8% to 14.8%.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
1,22,652
Margin
18,184
14.83%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
+1.0%
CPM share
55.0% 56.5%
INC share
41.2% 41.7%
Turnout