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505. Jhargram

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-JHARGRAM

CPM 50.5%won by 13.1%INC 37.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.0% to 13.1%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 37.4% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 3.0% to 77.1%.

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

Electorate
7,46,406
Turnout
77.1%
Valid votes
5,75,366
Margin
75,242
13.08%

Candidates

6 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MOTILAL HANSDACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,90,45450.5%
  2. 2AMIYA KUMAR KISKUIndian National Congress · INC2,15,21237.4%
  3. 3SAREN BISHNU PADAIndependent · IND47,1418.2%
  4. 4CHANDRAI HANSDAIndependent · IND13,2982.3%
  5. 5NITYANANDA MURAIndependent · IND6,6481.2%
  6. 6MANGAL BASKEYIndependent · IND2,6130.5%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−39.4%
CPM share
52.5% → 50.5%
INC share
0.0% → 37.4%
Turnout
74.0% → 77.1%
504. Midnapore506. Purulia
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