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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Mathabhanga

Assembly constituency 2 (SC) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#2 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants2
Electors78,696
Votes polled45,666
Turnout58.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBirendra Nath RoyIndian National Congress27,49360.2% of votes
MARGIN9,320 votes · 20.4 pp27,493 − 18,173
Runner-upDinesh Chandra Dakua Communist Party of India (Marxist)18,17339.8% of votes
INC 60.2% of top-two votesCPI(M) 39.8%

All candidates 2

  1. 01 Birendra Nath RoyINC27,493 60.2%
  2. 02 Dinesh Chandra DakuaCPI(M)18,173 39.8%

Turnout 58.0%

025507510058.0%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 2 candidates = 45,666Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    23.6 pp
    Nishith PramanikBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    12.3 pp
    Sushil BarmanBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    16.1 pp
    Binay Krishna BarmanAll India Trinamool Congress
  4. 2011
    3.2 pp
    Binay Krishna BarmanAll India Trinamool Congress
  5. 2006
    13.2 pp
    Harish Chandra BarmanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    35.0 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  7. 1996
    24.6 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    27.7 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1987
    3.5 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1982
    13.6 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1977
    31.8 pp
    Sudhir PramanikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1972
    20.4 pp
    Birendra Nath RoyIndian National Congress
  13. 1971
    6.2 pp
    Birendra Nath RoyIndian National Congress
  14. 1969
    3.0 pp
    Birendra Nath RoyIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    28.5 pp
    D.C.DakuaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  16. 1962
    9.6 pp
    Mahendra Nath DakuaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Turnout of 58.0% was 2.0 pp below the state's median seat (60.0%).

    58.0 − 60.0 = −2.0

  2. The margin widened from 6.2 pp in 1971 to 20.4 pp.

    20.4 − 6.2 = +14.2 pp

  3. Birendra Nath Roy 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 2 candidate lines45,666
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled45,666
  • 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

Candidates2 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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