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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Madarihat

Assembly constituency 13 (ST) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#13 · ST
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3
Electors66,363
Votes polled38,413
Turnout57.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerA.H. Bester WitchRevolutionary Socialist Party16,78543.7% of votes
MARGIN3,118 votes · 8.1 pp16,785 − 13,667
Runner-upAswaghosh Kullu Indian National Congress13,66735.6% of votes
RSP 55.1% of top-two votesINC 44.9%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 A.H. Bester WitchRSP16,785 43.7%
  2. 02 Aswaghosh KulluINC13,667 35.6%
  3. 03 Khudiram PahanIND7,961 20.7%

Turnout 57.9%

025507510057.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 60.0%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 280 seats, 197260.0%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 38,413Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    19.5 pp
    Dipak BarmanBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    1.8 pp
    Dipak BarmanBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    8.7 pp
    Anil AdhikariAll India Trinamool Congress
  4. 2011
    4.9 pp
    Anil AdhikariAll India Trinamool Congress
  5. 2006
    9.7 pp
    Jogesh Ch. BarmanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    14.1 pp
    Jogesh Chandra BarmanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  7. 1996
    13.8 pp
    Jogesh Chandra BarmanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    6.8 pp
    Jogesh Chandra BarmanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1987
    7.5 pp
    Jagendra Nath Singha RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1982
    9.8 pp
    Jogendra Nath Singh RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1977
    16.8 pp
    Jogendra Nath Singh RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1972
    8.1 pp
    A.H. Bester WitchRevolutionary Socialist Party
  13. 1971
    8.5 pp
    A. H. BesterwitchRevolutionary Socialist Party
  14. 1969
    1.9 pp
    A . H . BesterwitcohRevolutionary Socialist Party
  15. 1967
    4.3 pp
    D.N.RaiIndian National Congress
  16. 1962
    18.1 pp
    Bhupendra Deb RaikutIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 19.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 7,961 votes, 2.6× the 3,118-vote margin.

    7,961 ÷ 3,118 = 2.6

  2. The top two polled 79.3% of votes; the other 1 candidate 20.7% between them.

    (16,785 + 13,667) ÷ 38,413 = 79.3% · 7,961 ÷ 38,413 = 20.7%

  3. Turnout of 57.9% was 2.1 pp below the state's median seat (60.0%).

    57.9 − 60.0 = −2.1

  4. The margin narrowed from 8.5 pp in 1971 to 8.1 pp.

    8.1 − 8.5 = −0.4 pp

  5. A.H. Bester Witch also won in 1971.

    1971 winner name = 1972 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines38,413
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled38,413
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 280 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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