Who won Chopra in the 1987 Assembly election?

MAHAMUDIN of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) won Chopra in the 1987 Assembly election with 41,543 votes (53.3% vote share), a margin of 6,507 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

27. Chopra

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-CHOPRA

CPM 53.3%won by 8.3%INC 44.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.8% to 8.3%.

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

77,985

Margin

6,507

8.34%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPM

1MAHAMUDIN Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM41,54353.3%
2SHIEKH JALALUDDIN AHMAD Indian National Congress · INC35,03644.9%
3BIRENDRA NATH ROY Independent · IND1,1781.5%
4ADHIR CHATTERJEE Independent · IND2280.3%

Since 1982

Derived

Winner then: CPM
Winner now: CPM
CPM–INC swing: +3.6%
CPM share: 52.0% → 53.3%
INC share: 47.2% → 44.9%
Turnout: — → —

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