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West Bengal · PC 10 · 1967

Krishnagar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

H. CHATTOPADHYAY
IND
IND 47.5%INC 37.5%1 others 15.0%
Votes
1,55,309
47.5% share
Winning margin
32,797
10.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,26,856
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H. CHATTOPADHYAY
IND
1,55,30947.5%
2
C. P. MUKHERJEE
INC
1,22,51237.5%
3
V. BISWAS
IND
49,03515.0%

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 (29th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.5% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
29th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
32nd of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.5%INC 37.5%IND 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

24 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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