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489. Alipurduars

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-ALIPURDUARS

RSP 54.9%won by 12.2%INC 42.7%

What changed here

Derived

Rashtriya Sarvajan Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.6% to 12.2%.

  • TurnoutTurnout rose 4.4% to 77.2%.

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

Electorate
9,06,362
Turnout
77.2%
Valid votes
6,99,321
Margin
85,643
12.25%

Candidates

5 contested · winner RSP
  1. 1PIUS TIRKEYRashtriya Sarvajan Party · RSP3,84,11954.9%
  2. 2DENIS LAKRAIndian National Congress · INC2,98,47642.7%
  3. 3BASUMATA AJOY KUMARIndependent · IND8,7651.3%
  4. 4FRANCIS LAKRAAMB · AMB5,4880.8%
  5. 5LAISO URAONBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,4730.4%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
RSP
Winner now
RSP
RSP–INC swing
+6.6%
RSP share
51.9% → 54.9%
INC share
46.3% → 42.7%
Turnout
72.8% → 77.2%
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