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532. Contai

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-CONTAI

CPM 48.7%won by 2.9%INC 45.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 3.4% to 2.9%.

  • TurnoutTurnout rose 8.8% to 87.5%.

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

Electorate
9,31,232
Turnout
87.5%
Valid votes
8,15,106
Margin
24,042
2.95%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1SUDHIR GIRICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,97,02848.7%
  2. 2NITISH SENGUPTAIndian National Congress · INC3,72,98645.8%
  3. 3AMALESH MISRABharatiya Janata Party · BJP32,9244.0%
  4. 4NIKHILESH NANDAIndependent · IND7,3170.9%
  5. 5JOYTIRMOY MAITYIndependent · IND3,4420.4%
  6. 6ADHAR NAHALIndependent · IND7720.1%
  7. 7GOUTAM PAHARIIndependent · IND6370.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−0.4%
CPM share
47.2% → 48.7%
INC share
43.9% → 45.8%
Turnout
78.7% → 87.5%
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