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173. Howrah Dakshin

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West Bengal · West Bengal Assembly Election, 2016

WB-HOWRAH-DAKSHIN

AITC 47.8%won by 8.3%CPM 39.5%

What changed here

Derived

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.4% to 8.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.3% between them, down from 94.7% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.4% to 73.5%.

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

Electorate
2,66,645
Turnout
73.5%
Valid votes
1,96,038
Margin
16,194
8.26%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
AITC
Winner now
AITC
AITCCPM swing
−9.2%
AITC share
56.1% 47.8%
CPM share
38.6% 39.5%
Turnout
76.9% 73.5%