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480. Jangipur

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-JANGIPUR

CPM 48.4%won by 2.5%INC 45.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.8% to 2.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 45.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 5.3% to 75.8%.

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

Electorate
7,74,538
Turnout
75.8%
Valid votes
5,86,736
Margin
14,738
2.51%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1ABEDIN ZAINALCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,83,97748.4%
  2. 2MD. SOHORABIndian National Congress · INC2,69,23945.9%
  3. 3ANIMA BASUBharatiya Janata Party · BJP16,1052.7%
  4. 4ABDUS SAYEEDSUC · SUC8,4861.4%
  5. 5MRINAL KANTI GHOSEIndependent · IND3,2330.6%
  6. 6PRAMANIK SISIR KUMARIndependent · IND2,3930.4%
  7. 7MOLLAH ZIAURMUL · MUL2,3720.4%
  8. 8SINHA DILIPIndependent · IND9310.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−52.3%
CPM share
54.8% → 48.4%
INC share
0.0% → 45.9%
Turnout
70.4% → 75.8%
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