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514. Hooghly

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-HOOGHLY

CPM 53.6%won by 8.8%INC 44.8%

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 8.8%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 48.8% to 53.6% of the vote here (+4.8%).

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

Electorate
9,61,954
Turnout
82.2%
Valid votes
7,91,146
Margin
69,547
8.79%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1RUPCHAND PALCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM4,23,70153.6%
  2. 2UMASANKAR HALDERIndian National Congress · INC3,54,15444.8%
  3. 3RABI CHOUDHURYIndependent · IND3,6980.5%
  4. 4JATINDRA NATH BARALBahujan Samaj Party · BSP3,2180.4%
  5. 5SATISH MALIndependent · IND1,9080.2%
  6. 6JOY BANERJEEIndependent · IND1,5430.2%
  7. 7PARESH NATH MUKHERJEEAMB · AMB1,3980.2%
  8. 8GAUTAM DASIndependent · IND8100.1%
  9. 9RAMJIUT PATWADDP · DDP7160.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–INC swing
+10.5%
CPM share
48.8% → 53.6%
INC share
50.5% → 44.8%
Turnout
81.9% → 82.2%
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