Constituency
483. Jalpaiguri
Community mirrorWest Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-JALPAIGURI
INC 44.0%won by 6.1%IND 37.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.5% to 6.1%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 37.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 11.9% to 61.7%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,47,882
Turnout
61.7%
Valid votes
2,76,216
Margin
16,888
6.11%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1B. N. KATHAMIndian National Congress · INC1,21,61344.0%
- 2A. H. BESTERWITCHIndependent · IND1,04,72537.9%
- 3T. ORAONIndependent · IND28,83710.4%
- 4J. MURMUIndependent · IND21,0417.6%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −39.3%
- INC share
- 45.4% → 44.0%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 37.9%
- Turnout
- 49.8% → 61.7%