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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1951

Tollygunge (South

Winner — 1951

AMBICA CHAKRAVORTY
CPI 44.2%INC 24.9%12 others 31.0%
Votes
11,294
44.2% share
Winning margin
4,935
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
45.1%
of 56,751

Tollygunge (South is a safe seat — AMBICA CHAKRAVORTY won by 19.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMBICA CHAKRAVORTY
11,29444.2%
2
SURESH CHANDRA DAS
6,35924.9%
3
HEMENDRA NATH DAS GUPTA
3,40513.3%
4
BIMAL COMAR GHOSH
KMPP
2,2128.7%
5
SATYA BHUSHAN GUPTA
IND
6702.6%
6
RAKHAL CHANDRA DUTTA
FBL(RG)
3351.3%
7
HEMO PROVA MAZUMDER
IND
2471.0%
8
MRIGENDRA MOHAN SEN
IND
2050.8%
9
PRITISH CHANDA
IND
2030.8%
10
HARIPADA ROY
IND
1970.8%
11
NRIPENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE
RRP
1660.7%
12
INDU BHUSHAN BHATTACHARIYA
IND
1250.5%
13
AJIT KUMAR GHOSH
IND
1170.5%
14
NIBARAN CHANDRA DUTTA
IND
400.2%

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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.3% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
191st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
256th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.2%INC 24.9%BJS 13.3%KMPP 8.7%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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