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Constituency

514. Birbhum

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-BIRBHUM

CPM 50.3%won by 2.4%INC 47.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.4% to 2.4%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 47.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 8.0% to 73.6%.

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

Electorate
7,51,344
Turnout
73.6%
Valid votes
5,52,778
Margin
13,481
2.44%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMINC swing
−49.5%
CPM share
51.9% 50.3%
INC share
0.0% 47.9%
Turnout
65.5% 73.6%