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293. Nalhati

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1996

WB-NALHATI

FBL 48.5%won by 11.0%INC 37.5%

What changed here

Derived

FBL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.4% to 11.0%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 85.9% of the vote between them, up from 63.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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
1,06,040
Margin
11,686
11.02%

Candidates

11 contested · winner FBL
  1. 1KALIMUDDIN SHAMSFBL · FBL51,40148.5%
  2. 2SHARIF HOSSAIN (DALIM MASTER)Indian National Congress · INC39,71537.5%
  3. 3RAM GOPAL BHATTARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP9,5989.1%
  4. 4OLI ABADIndependent · IND1,2071.1%
  5. 5SUBHAS GHOSH (SUBOL)Independent · IND1,1401.1%
  6. 6BHABANI CHATTERJEEFBS · FBS1,0871.0%
  7. 7MEHEBUB ALIIndependent · IND9510.9%
  8. 8SUDHIR KUMAR PALIndependent · IND2960.3%
  9. 9SHAIKH SAGIRIndian Union Muslim League · IUML2510.2%
  10. 10DUKARI SAHAIndian National League · INL2300.2%
  11. 11SONATAN FULMALIIndependent · IND1640.2%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
FBL
Winner now
FBL
FBL–INC swing
−22.1%
FBL share
44.5% → 48.5%
INC share
11.4% → 37.5%
Turnout
— → —
292. Hansan294. Murarai
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