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Constituency

508. Ghatal

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-GHATAL

INC 41.6%won by 8.7%CPI 32.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.2% to 8.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.5% between them, down from 97.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.2% to 70.0%.

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

Electorate
4,75,725
Turnout
70.0%
Valid votes
3,33,179
Margin
28,910
8.68%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
−0.5%
INC share
53.6% 41.6%
CPI share
44.3% 32.9%
Turnout
63.8% 70.0%