Who won Mathabhanga in the 1969 Assembly election?

BIRENDRA NATH ROY of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Mathabhanga in the 1969 Assembly election with 23,845 votes (51.5% vote share), a margin of 1,367 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

2. Mathabhanga

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1969

WB-MATHABHANGA

INC 51.5%won by 3.0%CPM 48.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 3.0%.

INC vote shareINC went from 35.7% to 51.5% of the vote here (+15.7%).

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

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

46,323

Margin

1,367

2.95%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC

1BIRENDRA NATH ROY Indian National Congress · INC23,84551.5%
2DINESH CHANDRA DAKUA Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM22,47848.5%

Since 1967

Derived

Winner then: CPM
Winner now: INCflipped
INC–CPM swing: +31.5%
INC share: 35.7% → 51.5%
CPM share: 64.3% → 48.5%
Turnout: — → —

1. Mekliganj 3. Cooch Behar West

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