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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1957
Bijpur
Winner — 1957
NIRANJAN SEN GUPTA
CPI· Left
CPI 50.3%INC 41.8%4 others 7.9%
Votes
15,456
50.3% share
Winning margin
2,622
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.4%
of 56,514
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN SEN GUPTA | 15,456 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | RENU MAJUMDER | 12,834 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | SIDHESWAR GANGULY | IND | 980 | 3.2% |
| 4 | SIBANANDA ROY CHOUDHURY | 897 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | SANTOSH KUMAR MUKHERJEE | IND | 282 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JOYSRI KOIRI | IND | 275 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (266th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 5.1% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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266th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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105th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.3%INC 41.8%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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