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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1951

Panskura South

Winner — 1951

SHYAMA BHATTACHARYYA
INC 59.2%CPI 29.3%1 others 11.5%
Votes
19,485
59.2% share
Winning margin
9,826
29.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.8%
of 53,314

Panskura South is a safe seat — SHYAMA BHATTACHARYYA won by 29.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAMA BHATTACHARYYA
19,48559.2%
2
HARIPADA BHOWMIK
9,65929.3%
3
HARIKRISHNA PATTNAYEK
KMPP
3,78211.5%

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 (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.3% · max 52.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
182nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.12
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.2%CPI 29.3%KMPP 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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