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West Bengal · PC 41 · 1985 by-election
Bolpur
Winner — 1985 by-election
S.CHATTERJEE
CPM 56.9%INC 40.3%3 others 2.8%
Votes
3,39,078
56.9% share
Winning margin
98,999
16.6% of votes
Total votes cast
5,95,671
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.CHATTERJEE | 3,39,078 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | S.S.RAY | 2,40,079 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | K.K.ROY | IND | 10,087 | 1.7% |
| 4 | M.HOSSAIN | IND | 4,182 | 0.7% |
| 5 | N.C.MANDAL | IND | 2,245 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 7.3% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
8th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
4th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.9%INC 40.3%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
Figures are for Birbhum, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.