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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 55 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Vishnupur
Winner — 1951
KIRAN CHANDRA DIGAR
Also elected — same seat
RADHA GOBINDA ROY
INC· 17,272 votes
INC 23.2%INC 20.1%6 others 56.7%
Votes
19,944
23.2% share
Winning margin
7,767
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.0%
of 1,02,316
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRAN CHANDRA DIGAR | 19,944 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | RADHA GOBINDA ROY | 17,272 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | ASHUTOSH ROY | 12,177 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | GOURI SANKAR DAS | 10,160 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | GOKUL LOHAR | 9,153 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | SASTHI DAS SARKAR | IND | 7,660 | 8.9% |
| 7 | HARENDRA NATH BASU | IND | 5,628 | 6.5% |
| 8 | MOHINI MOHAN ROY | KMPP | 3,948 | 4.6% |
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 (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
43rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.2%INC 20.1%CPI 14.2%HMS 11.8%HMS 10.7%IND 8.9%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.