Who won Khargram in the 1987 Assembly election?

BISHWANATH MANDAL of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) won Khargram in the 1987 Assembly election with 52,981 votes (55.7% vote share), a margin of 12,633 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

66. Khargram

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-KHARGRAM

CPM 55.7%won by 13.3%INC 42.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.4% to 13.3%.

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

Electorate

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not in source

Turnout

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not in source

Valid votes

95,123

Margin

12,633

13.28%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM

1BISHWANATH MANDAL Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM52,98155.7%
2ASHOK SAHA Indian National Congress · INC40,34842.4%
3AJIT KUMAR MANDAL Independent · IND9901.0%
4TARANI KUMAR DAS Independent · IND8040.8%

Since 1982

Derived

Winner then: CPM
Winner now: CPM
CPM–INC swing: +8.9%
CPM share: 52.2% → 55.7%
INC share: 47.8% → 42.4%
Turnout: — → —

65. Kandi 67. Barwan

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