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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1957
Itahar
Winner — 1957
BASANTA LAL CHATTERJEE
CPI· Left
CPI 34.6%INC 32.9%4 others 32.5%
Votes
8,887
34.6% share
Winning margin
444
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.4%
of 51,966
Itahar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 444 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANTA LAL CHATTERJEE | 8,887 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | BANAMALI DAS | 8,443 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | KOBAD ALI | IND | 5,700 | 22.2% |
| 4 | AML CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,520 | 5.9% |
| 5 | RAHAMAT TULLA CHOUDHURY | IND | 642 | 2.5% |
| 6 | TAHERUDDIN AHAMMAD | IND | 481 | 1.9% |
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.
Average turnout (89th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
89th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
267th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 34.6%INC 32.9%IND 22.2%IND 5.9%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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