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West Bengal · PC 38 · 2005 by-election
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Winner — 2005 by-election
Bansagopal Choudhury
CPM 61.3%AITC 27.0%3 others 11.7%
Votes
4,10,740
61.3% share
Winning margin
2,29,941
34.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,69,740
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bansagopal Choudhury | 4,10,740 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Ghatak Moloy |  AITC | 1,80,799 | 27.0% |
| 3 | Provat Goswami | 52,570 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Shakti Ranjan Mondal | IND | 12,912 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Kanchan Kumar Chakraborty | IND | 12,719 | 1.9% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.4% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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7th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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22nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 61.3%AITC 27.0%INC 7.8%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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