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498. Krishnagar

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-KRISHNAGAR

CPM 46.3%won by 2.2%INC 44.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.8% to 2.2%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 90.4% between them, down from 97.7% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
9,21,468
Turnout
80.9%
Valid votes
7,45,810
Margin
16,153
2.17%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1AJOY MUKHERJEECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,45,35946.3%
  2. 2BHATTACHARYA JYOTIRMOY(NITU)Indian National Congress · INC3,29,20644.1%
  3. 3ARIJIT MITRAIndependent · IND23,2243.1%
  4. 4RANJIT KUMAR GHOSHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP19,7682.7%
  5. 5SHAIKH KHODA BOXIndependent · IND18,4482.5%
  6. 6PATIT PABAN BISWASBahujan Samaj Party · BSP4,1910.6%
  7. 7DHIRENDRA NATH SARKARIndependent · IND2,2610.3%
  8. 8ARUN MONDALIndependent · IND1,8130.2%
  9. 9SHYMAMAL SAHAIndependent · IND1,5400.2%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+1.4%
CPM share
49.3% → 46.3%
INC share
48.5% → 44.1%
Turnout
81.9% → 80.9%
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