Who won Chandernagore in the 1969 Assembly election?

BHABANI MUKEHJEE of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) won Chandernagore in the 1969 Assembly election with 32,572 votes (58.0% vote share), a margin of 10,191 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

172. Chandernagore

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1969

WB-CHANDERNAGORE

CPM 58.0%won by 18.1%INC 39.8%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.4% to 18.1%.

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

56,186

Margin

10,191

18.14%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM

1BHABANI MUKEHJEE Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM32,57258.0%
2BRAHMA BARAN GHOSE Indian National Congress · INC22,38139.8%
3P.K. CHAKKARBORTY Bharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS6831.2%
4GOUR GOPAL BANERJEE PBI · PBI5501.0%

Since 1967

Derived

Winner then: CPM
Winner now: CPM
CPM–INC swing: +5.7%
CPM share: 54.9% → 58.0%
INC share: 42.4% → 39.8%
Turnout: — → —

171. Champdani 173. Singur

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