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507. Bankura

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-BANKURA

CPM 48.6%won by 4.4%INC 44.2%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.9% to 4.4%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.2% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.8% of the vote between them, up from 80.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 10.1% to 71.5%.

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

Electorate
7,71,050
Turnout
71.5%
Valid votes
5,51,500
Margin
24,216
4.39%

Candidates

10 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1ACHARIA BASUDEBCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,68,13648.6%
  2. 2ARUN KUMAR BHATTACHARYAIndian National Congress · INC2,43,92044.2%
  3. 3MANJU CHAKROBORTISUC · SUC17,2023.1%
  4. 4NANDALAL MAJHIIndependent · IND11,0192.0%
  5. 5TAPAN CHAKRAVARTYIndependent · IND2,9770.5%
  6. 6SAKTIPADA MUKHERJEEIndependent · IND2,7050.5%
  7. 7SHALLEN MISHRAIndependent · IND2,6650.5%
  8. 8BHAGBAT MAHATAIndependent · IND1,5290.3%
  9. 9SAKTIPADA KUMBHAKARIndependent · IND9460.2%
  10. 10SAGAR CHANDRA MAHATAIndependent · IND4010.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−40.7%
CPM share
45.0% → 48.6%
INC share
0.0% → 44.2%
Turnout
61.5% → 71.5%
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