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West Bengal · PC 19 · 1951
Santipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
ARUN CHANDRA GUHA
INC 50.0%RCPI 16.3%4 others 33.7%
Votes
80,439
50.0% share
Winning margin
54,194
33.7% of votes
Total votes cast
1,60,938
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN CHANDRA GUHA | 80,439 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | BIML KUMAR CHATTERJEE | RCPI | 26,245 | 16.3% |
| 3 | ATUL KRISHNA GHOSH | IND | 23,337 | 14.5% |
| 4 | J. P. MITTER | IND | 20,477 | 12.7% |
| 5 | PARAN GANGULI | IND | 6,442 | 4.0% |
| 6 | SAILESH MAZUMDAR | IND | 3,998 | 2.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.0%RCPI 16.3%IND 14.5%IND 12.7%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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