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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1951
Cossipur
Winner — 1951
BISWANATH ROY
INC 45.2%CPI 39.3%6 others 15.5%
Votes
10,436
45.2% share
Winning margin
1,378
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.1%
of 60,560
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH ROY | 10,436 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | JYOTIRMOY SARMA | 9,058 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | SHIB NATH CHATTERJEE | 1,043 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | PANCHANAN BHATTACHARJEE | KMPP | 848 | 3.7% |
| 5 | MRIGENDRA MAZUMDER | IND | 782 | 3.4% |
| 6 | SUKUMAR PAUL | IND | 484 | 2.1% |
| 7 | BHOLANATH TEWARI | 305 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | DINESH ROY CHOWDHURY | IND | 116 | 0.5% |
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 (217th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
217th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
275th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%CPI 39.3%OTH 15.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 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.