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Constituency

511. Howrah

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-HOWRAH

CPM 48.6%won by 0.2%INC 48.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 0.2%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 42.4% to 48.6% of the vote here (+6.2%).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.9% to 72.4%.

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

Electorate
11,27,539
Turnout
72.4%
Valid votes
8,16,667
Margin
1,432
0.18%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMINC swing
+14.1%
CPM share
42.4% 48.6%
INC share
56.3% 48.5%
Turnout
75.3% 72.4%