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Constituency

509. Calcutta North East

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-CALCUTTA-NORTH-EAST

INC 51.6%won by 4.7%CPM 46.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.8% to 4.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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

Electorate
8,30,794
Turnout
71.2%
Valid votes
5,91,656
Margin
27,629
4.67%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−13.1%
INC share
57.1% 51.6%
CPM share
39.3% 46.9%
Turnout
70.2% 71.2%