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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1962
Chowringhee
Winner — 1962
BIDHAN CHANDRA ROY
INC· INC
INC 72.1%CPI 23.6%3 others 4.3%
Votes
22,556
72.1% share
Winning margin
15,166
48.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.6%
of 52,540
Chowringhee is a safe seat — BIDHAN CHANDRA ROY won by 48.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIDHAN CHANDRA ROY | INC | 22,556 | 72.1% |
| 2 | BISWANATH MUKHERJEE | Left | 7,390 | 23.6% |
| 3 | KAZI MOHAMMAD ALI | IND | 758 | 2.4% |
| 4 | AJIT KUMAR MAJUMDAR | Swatantra Party | 305 | 1.0% |
| 5 | AMAL RAY | 282 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (247th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean48.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
247th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
135th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 72.1%CPI 23.6%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.