Who won Bijpur in the 1972 Assembly election?

J. C. DAS S/O AKUL of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Bijpur in the 1972 Assembly election with 40,017 votes (61.2% vote share), a margin of 14,681 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

118. Bijpur

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1972

WB-BIJPUR

INC 61.2%won by 22.5%CPM 38.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.1% to 22.5%.

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

65,353

Margin

14,681

22.46%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC

1J. C. DAS S/O AKUL Indian National Congress · INC40,01761.2%
2J. C. DAS S/O MATILAL Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM25,33638.8%

Since 1971

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–CPM swing: +20.3%
INC share: 51.1% → 61.2%
CPM share: 48.9% → 38.8%
Turnout: — → —

117. Sagar 119. Naihati

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