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526. Burdwan

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-BURDWAN

CPM 61.3%won by 23.3%INC 38.0%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.4% to 23.3%.

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

Electorate
10,24,881
Turnout
82.0%
Valid votes
8,40,690
Margin
1,95,530
23.26%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1SUDHIR RAYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM5,15,14061.3%
  2. 2PRODYUT GUHAIndian National Congress · INC3,19,61038.0%
  3. 3BHRIGUNATH SINGHDDP · DDP3,4240.4%
  4. 4BARUN KUMAR BASUIndependent · IND2,5160.3%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+14.8%
CPM share
53.5% → 61.3%
INC share
45.1% → 38.0%
Turnout
81.5% → 82.0%
525. Asansol527. Katwa
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