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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1951
Katwa
Winner — 1951
SUBODH CHOWDHURY
CPI 35.1%INC 27.9%5 others 37.0%
Votes
10,035
35.1% share
Winning margin
2,070
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.8%
of 57,449
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBODH CHOWDHURY | 10,035 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | BASANTA KUMAR BANDYOPADYYAY | 7,965 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | SAMBHU KALI BHATTACHARJEE | 3,184 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | KAMALAPATI CHOWDHURY | IND | 2,906 | 10.2% |
| 5 | DWIJAPADA KUNDU | 2,782 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | GUNENDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAYA | IND | 950 | 3.3% |
| 7 | ASOKE KUMAR BANDYAPADHYAY | IND | 766 | 2.7% |
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 closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
8th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
68th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.1%INC 27.9%HMS 11.1%IND 10.2%BJS 9.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.