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Constituency

401. Tamluk

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-TAMLUK

INC 50.8%won by 7.1%FBM 43.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 7.0% to 7.1%.

  • New challengerFBM (FBM) finished second with 43.6% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 94.4% of the vote between them, up from 72.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
4,47,374
Turnout
69.8%
Valid votes
3,12,236
Margin
22,274
7.13%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCFBM swing
−32.5%
INC share
39.6% 50.8%
FBM share
0.0% 43.6%
Turnout
68.0% 69.8%