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239. Purulia

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-PURULIA

CPM 48.1%won by 1.9%INC 46.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.4% to 1.9%.

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
1,23,025
Margin
2,382
1.94%

Candidates

11 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MAMATA MUKHERJEECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM59,12048.1%
  2. 2SUKUMAR ROYIndian National Congress · INC56,73846.1%
  3. 3MAHADEV MAHATAJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM2,9972.4%
  4. 4PRAMATHA NATH MAHATABharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,4162.0%
  5. 5RABINDRA NATH PRAMANIKIndependent · IND6210.5%
  6. 6BISWAS SUMITIndependent · IND3140.3%
  7. 7DHIREN RAJAKJan Kalyan Party · JKP2440.2%
  8. 8SASADHAR MAHATOIndependent · IND1570.1%
  9. 9NOOR MOHAMMADJMMM · JMMM1510.1%
  10. 10MICHAEL NAGIndependent · IND1390.1%
  11. 11SAGAR MAHATAIndependent · IND1280.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−5.5%
CPM share
50.2% → 48.1%
INC share
42.7% → 46.1%
Turnout
— → —
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