198. Tarakeswar

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 14.5% to 14.4%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerNationalist Congress Party (NCP) finished second with 36.4% — it did not contest here in 2011.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.1% between them, down from 95.7% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.6% to 86.6%.

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