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500. Arambagh

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-ARAMBAGH

CPM 50.4%won by 2.2%INC 48.3%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.0% to 2.2%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 48.3% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 5.4% to 84.5%.

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

Electorate
7,68,645
Turnout
84.5%
Valid votes
6,49,912
Margin
14,160
2.18%

Candidates

5 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1ANIL BASUCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,27,78650.4%
  2. 2GOPAL DAS NAGIndian National Congress · INC3,13,62648.3%
  3. 3NIKUNJA JANAIndependent · IND4,7560.7%
  4. 4NEPAL CHANDRA BHAUMIKIndependent · IND3,1600.5%
  5. 5YOGENDRA SINGHIndependent · IND5840.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−51.1%
CPM share
53.3% → 50.4%
INC share
0.0% → 48.3%
Turnout
79.1% → 84.5%
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