Constituency
526. Serampore
Community mirrorWest Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-SERAMPORE
CPM 68.4%won by 36.8%CPI 31.6%
What changed here
DerivedCommunist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 18.2% to 36.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 79.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
- Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
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Electorate
6,28,219
Turnout
60.5%
Valid votes
3,80,327
Margin
1,39,815
36.76%
Candidates
2 contested · winner CPM- 1DINEN BHATTACHARYACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,60,07168.4%
- 2JADU GOPAL SENCommunist Party of India · CPI1,20,25631.6%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- CPM
- Winner now
- CPM
- CPM–CPI swing
- +18.5%
- CPM share
- 48.9% → 68.4%
- CPI share
- 30.7% → 31.6%
- Turnout
- 62.1% → 60.5%