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492. Burdwan

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-BURDWAN

INC 55.8%won by 11.7%FB 44.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: FBM (FBM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 11.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 49.5% to 55.8% of the vote here (+6.3%).
  • New challengerFB (FB) finished second with 44.2% — it did not contest here in 1957.

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

Electorate
5,34,273
Turnout
52.1%
Valid votes
2,78,500
Margin
32,470
11.66%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GURUGOBINDA BASUIndian National Congress · INC1,55,48555.8%
  2. 2SUBIMAN GHOSEFB · FB1,23,01544.2%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
FBM
Winner now
INCflipped
INCFB swing
−37.9%
INC share
49.5% 55.8%
FB share
0.0% 44.2%
Turnout
50.2% 52.1%