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377. Bankura

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-BANKURA

INC 25.1%won by 0.3%INC 24.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 2.2% to 0.3%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 49.8% of the vote between them, up from 36.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.0% to 75.5%.

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

Electorate
8,06,812
Turnout
75.5%
Valid votes
6,09,454
Margin
1,686
0.28%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PASHUPATI MANDALIndian National Congress · INC1,52,68725.1%
  2. 2RAMGATI BANERJEEIndian National Congress · INC1,51,00124.8%
  3. 3BISWA NATH BAURIIndependent · IND83,27113.7%
  4. 4BAGALA MANDALHMS · HMS82,57613.5%
  5. 5BIRESWAR GHOSEIndependent · IND74,59112.2%
  6. 6ASHUTOSH LAHIRIHMS · HMS65,32810.7%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–INC swing
0.0%
INC share
19.3% → 25.1%
INC share
19.3% → 25.1%
Turnout
78.6% → 75.5%
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