74. Krishnaganj

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 1.4% to 0.5%.

• New challengerAll India Trinamool Congress (AITC) finished second with 44.4% — it did not contest here in 1996.
• Knife-edgeDecided by 541 votes (0.45%) — among the closest results anywhere.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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