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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1958 by-elections
Bhowanipur
Winner — 1958 by-elections
S.S. ROY
IND
IND 64.2%INC 35.0%1 others 0.8%
Votes
23,222
64.2% share
Winning margin
10,538
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Bhowanipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,538 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S. ROY | IND | 23,222 | 0.0% |
| 2 | B.K. BANERJEE | 12,684 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | R.N. BHUNIA | IND | 289 | 0.0% |
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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 3.7% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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177th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
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169th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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176th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
20 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.