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86. Gaighata

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 2006

WB-GAIGHATA

AITC 48.3%won by 2.5%CPIM 45.8%

What changed here

Derived

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.1% to 2.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) finished second with 45.8% — it did not contest here in 2001.

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
1,94,358
Margin
4,819
2.48%

Candidates

7 contested · winner AITC
  1. 1JYOTI PRIYA MALLICKAll India Trinamool Congress · AITC93,81148.3%
  2. 2MONMATHA ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPIM88,99245.8%
  3. 3TANMOY MITRAIndian National Congress · INC5,3712.8%
  4. 4SHYAMLAL BANIKBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,0901.1%
  5. 5SATYEN ROYIndependent · IND1,7950.9%
  6. 6GAUTAM DASIndependent · IND1,6210.8%
  7. 7BIPLAB HALDERIndependent · IND6780.3%

Since 2001

Derived
Winner then
AITC
Winner now
AITC
AITC–CPIM swing
−49.7%
AITC share
52.2% → 48.3%
CPIM share
0.0% → 45.8%
Turnout
— → —
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