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168. Kashipur-Belgachia

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West Bengal · West Bengal Assembly Election, 2016

WB-KASHIPUR-BELGACHIA

AITC 50.4%won by 18.0%CPM 32.4%

What changed here

Derived

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.4% to 18.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.8% between them, down from 94.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.5% to 64.8%.

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

Electorate
2,21,148
Turnout
64.8%
Valid votes
1,43,391
Margin
25,810
18.00%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
AITC
Winner now
AITC
AITCCPM swing
−10.4%
AITC share
61.7% 50.4%
CPM share
33.3% 32.4%
Turnout
67.3% 64.8%