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514. Bankura

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-BANKURA

CPM 56.3%won by 27.5%INC 28.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 18.2% to 27.5%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.1% between them, down from 93.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 4.0% to 70.5%.

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

Electorate
9,42,357
Turnout
70.5%
Valid votes
6,64,145
Margin
1,82,623
27.50%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BASUDEV ACHARIACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,74,05856.3%
  2. 2BRAJABASI BISWASIndian National Congress · INC1,91,43528.8%
  3. 3GUNAMOY CHATTERJEEBharatiya Janata Party · BJP58,9788.9%
  4. 4BHASKAR BHADRAIndependent · IND22,3533.4%
  5. 5NANDALAL KISKUIndependent · IND11,7671.8%
  6. 6SANTIRAM BAGDDP · DDP2,5590.4%
  7. 7SAGAR CHANDRA MAHATOIndependent · IND1,4220.2%
  8. 8SAKTI PADA MUKHOPADHYAYIndependent · IND8790.1%
  9. 9ASHIM GOSWAMIBKUS · BKUS6940.1%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
+9.2%
CPM share
55.9% → 56.3%
INC share
37.7% → 28.8%
Turnout
74.5% → 70.5%
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