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529. Arambagh

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West Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-ARAMBAGH

CPM 56.1%won by 20.2%BJP 36.0%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.8% to 20.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.4% to 83.2%.

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

Electorate
11,16,151
Turnout
83.2%
Valid votes
9,28,819
Margin
1,87,300
20.17%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMBJP swing
−34.7%
CPM share
59.6% 56.1%
BJP share
4.7% 36.0%
Turnout
85.6% 83.2%