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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1962
Sukeas Street
Winner — 1962
KESHAB CHANDRA BASU
INC· INC
INC 51.0%CPI 47.5%3 others 1.6%
Votes
17,242
51.0% share
Winning margin
1,185
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 51,818
A closely fought contest. KESHAB CHANDRA BASU won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESHAB CHANDRA BASU | INC | 17,242 | 51.0% |
| 2 | SUHRID KUMAR MALLICK CHAUDHURY | Left | 16,057 | 47.5% |
| 3 | KESHAB CH. CHAKRABORTI | IND | 247 | 0.7% |
| 4 | KALI PRASAD JAYASWAL | Swatantra Party | 212 | 0.6% |
| 5 | CHANDRA BHUSAN ROY | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%CPI 47.5%OTH 1.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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