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Constituency

156. Sealdah

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 2006

WB-SEALDAH

INC 58.5%won by 32.5%CPI 26.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 36.2% to 32.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.6% between them, down from 92.4% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
39,313
Margin
12,759
32.45%

Since 2001

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
−3.7%
INC share
64.3% 58.5%
CPI share
28.1% 26.1%
Turnout